Wednesday August 8th.
Point of observation No. 28. On the Starboard shore, the mouth of the
river E-ā-nearh war,-da-pon or Stone river bearing Due N. distant
one 1/2 miles, made the following observations with Sextant. 1
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Altitude of |
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Time by Chronometer. |
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h |
m |
s |
| ☉'s |
U. L. |
80°. |
14′. |
15″. |
A.M. |
8. |
26. |
59. |
| ☉'s |
Center |
" |
" |
" |
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". |
28. |
29. |
| ☉'s |
L. L. |
" |
" |
" |
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". |
30. |
3. |
Point of observation No. 29. On the Larboard Shore, the mouth of
Stone river bearing due E. one mile distn.[27]
Observed meridian Altitude of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back
observatn. 56°. 9′.—"
Latitude deduced from this observt. 41°. 42′. 34″.3.
