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Show [ 174 J G0'2 El'iC'XMPME~T AT TJlE Jr. '\THlN <"'F 'J rE J\.('1\TIT "l'il) ~·otiTTl FOl'l\R nr TilE l J.A'l TE HIYLH, :.:;n.o FLET ABO\'B '1 IlE L~Vt:L Of Tim GUU' OF Me. ICO. Ddt>nninalion of la/iludf, .July 2, 1R42-rdtiludc of .;Jutn·rcs itl t.'1e rneritlian. Uoub)(} nltitudc of the ~:>tar. - ----- J)c~. 15 min. 14. • ('C. 15 T1uc altitude. nun. 49 srr. 55 l .atitu<!t:. D !{· min. 41 ()l) ])rlt'1'11lina tion of /olll{iludf', .lui!) 3, 1 R12- allitudf of the sun. OUSF. HV A.TlOr\8. ------------------------------- lJoul)lt• nltlhll1r of th • Time of rhrouomctt-r. Douhlr altitude of th1· Timo of chronometer. ~:>un'~; hmcr limb. Run's lower limh. ''· min. ·'f'r. 9 11 ~~ ~ li 9 18 44.!l f.J 20 1'0 9 ~· 22.(1 9 22 41.5 Dl'!~. mw . . •·er. h. min. sec. Deer· 111111. t~er. l)!l r,o 60 9 08 22.0 fl7 (I() 2:) M ()!} so 9 09 Otl 5 57 4 'l 05 ;,!) 0!) !10 9 11 -1 .) . !) !)8 }!) 411 ~f) :3H 20 9 l :t 11.0 !lR 41 40 f>G 09 :20 9 14 :35.!J 59 11 26 - IU~SUJ..'r OF CALCULATION. - Mean time. Au vance . ],ongitudr. h. rm.n . ,,('(:. ''· 11/t 11 . .• ('C. 7 18 Ol 1 ~7 4 1 -1 Time did Hot permit ns to wait at some of the most irnportaut geogrnphi· cal po~itious for favorable weathcr,a11d 1 lnve occ l!'ionully rt>ft~ned to.tllt'~0 tht.~ obst>rvations tal\tm at less marl<ed localitit•s. By tlu~ cllrotlnmctnc ~1f· ferOilf'e , the lunar o tstance of Septeauber lti, observed about forty audcs below, is referred to th\s place. • .. ., 603 NCAMr~TJ::NT ON Tim I.E~"!' D \Nl ( J 7 -! J . . . { OF THE SOVTH FORK OF Pt.'\ TTE IUV ,· Ddernturulwn tJf lon"zh d. J 1 tR. o ' e, II y 4, 1S12-altiludc o~'t' OllSE R \1 A TlONS. FJ R!IT f'X RU:s. Double altitude of the BUll 's lower limb. Time of chronom<·tc r. Double altitude of th ' c sun tJ lower limo. " ae ~ un. 'Tin.e of c!uonomet.er. ------- DPg. 1n1n. u:c. II. {)!) 19 4lJ t1till.. Jec. 0(~. min. 6 o·~ 22 MJC. 65 :14 IU ''· (> :j !)4 min. llf'C. 6 6'J ]!) h4 .')7 10 (J5 : 3 :14 6 !)7 05 M· 311 6 51 17 (10 6 57 60 f):J 2.) 59 61 11 6 {).} 25 40 •6 68 50 5:J Ot 35 6 5() 10 30 6 fl9 62 41 ~~0 23 7 00 11 UE!lULT OF CJ\LCULATION. - - ·---:----- ---A- d \-an - cc_. ----' J.o,g:tud-c.---- ~---- Mean time. ' I |