Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 ::

Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents

Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809)

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Odot;'s magnetic azimuth by Circumferenter	N.	87.	E.
	h	m	s
Time by Chronometer A. M.	7.	3.	4.
Altitude by Sextant of ☉'s U. L.	59°.	19′.	15″
Odot;'s magnetic azimuth by Circumferenter	N.	88.	E.
	h	m	s
Time by Chronometer. . . . A. M.	7.	41.	19.
Altd. of ☉'s U.L. by Sextant.	62°	—′.	—″

Observed Equal Altitudes of the ☉, with Sextant.

	h	m	s		h	m	s
A.M.	7.	45.	16.	P.M.	3.	45.	15.
	".	46.	43.		".	46.	47. not certain
	".	48.	12.		".	Lost by clouds
	Altd. given by Sextant at the time of obstn.				63°.	26′.	45″.

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observed Meridian altitude of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back
observatn. 60°. 45′. 30″.

Latitude deduced from this observatn. 42°. 12′. 10″.9

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Entered in part by Clark on the last flyleaf of Codex A; not included in text
of journal.—Ed.

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