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Wednesday July 11th.
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Wednesday July 11th.
Point of observation No. 19. On New-found Island opposite to the
mouth of the great Ne-mi-Haw. made the following observations.
with Sextant and Chronometer.
Alt. d Sextant of.
Time of observation
h
m
s
Odot;'s
L.L.
88°.
26′.
15″.
P. M.
3.
26.
38.
Odot;'s
Center
"
"
"
".
27.
59.
Odot;'s
U. L.
"
"
"
".
29.
27.
h
m
s
Odot;'s
L. L.
39°.
3′.
—″.
P. M.
5.
36.
35.
Odot;'s
U. L.
"
".
".
39.
31.
Odot;'s
magnetic azimuth by Circumfetr.
N.
89°.
W.
Altd. of ☉'s L. L. by Sextant
39°.
3′.
—″
h
m
s
Time by Chronometer
5.
36.
35
Latitude of place of observation
39°.
55′.
56″.
Observed time and distance of D from Spica m. *, | East, with Cronomtr.
& Sextant.
Time
Distance.
P. M.
8.
41.
42.
31.
35.
—
".
46.
26.
".
30.
45.
".
50.
18.
".
30.
45.
".
54.
44.
".
27.
30.
".
58.
48.
".
26.
—.
9.
2.
—.
".
24.
—.
".
7.
15.
".
21.
—.
".
10.
17.
".
20.
30
".
12.
15.
".
19.
—.
".
14.
3.
".
17.
30.
".
16.
15.
".
16.
30.
".
18.
22.
".
15.
45.
".
22.
50.
".
13.
—
".
30.
33.
".
6.
15.
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