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Title	Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842, : and to Oregon and North California in the years 1843-44
Subject	Paleontology -- Oregon; Botany -- Oregon; Geology -- Oregon; Paleontology -- California; Botany -- California; Geology -- California; Astronomy -- Observations; Meteorology -- Rocky Mountains; Discoveries in geography -- American; United States -- Discovery and exploration; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel; Pacific Coast; Rocky Mountains; Torrey, John (1796-1873); Hall, James (1811-1898); United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Creator	Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Description	Fremont, John Charles (1811-1890). Report of the exploring expedition to the Rocky Mountains in...Washington: Gales and Seaton, printers, 1845 First edition, Senate issue F592 F874 1845
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Date	1845
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OCR Text	Show [ 174 J 474 SECO rD El\CAMPMENT ON A ltlVER' 01" 'rilE SIE~RA NEVADA. Deterrnination of Latitude, Juwuary 19, 1844-altztudes of Polaris. ODSERVATION Double altitudes of Poluril'i. Time of chronometer. Dl'~· 1/l.tn . sec. lt. mm. sec. 81 32 10 6 13 20 81 32 00 41 45 81 ~n 20 46 06 81 31 25 47 26 81 30 tl5 48 36 81 30 20 50 13 81 29 45 51 24 l 29 25 53 10 81 2 45 54 56 81 29 00 56 10 Index error -= + 46 Ace. llESULT OF CALCULATION· True altitude. Mean time. Latitude. JJeg. min. sec. lt . min. sec. Deg. min. sec. 40 11 :33 6 30 14 39 19 .21 THIRD ENCAMPMENT ON A RIVER OF THE SIEURA NEVADA. Determinat-ion of lal'ihtde; Jan'l.lary 2 1, 1844- altitudes of Polaris. OBSERVA'I'lONS. Double altitudes of Polaris. Time of chronometer. - - Deg. min. sec. h. min. sec. 80 32 00 7 43 27 0 29 45 15 03 80 30 00 46 38 80 01 25 8 37 13 80 01 20 38 29 80 00 20 10 03 7!) 59 50 41 29 7~1 59 10 42 30 --- -- Index error=+ 50 sec. RESUL'I' OF CALCULA'I'ION. - True altitude. Meun time. h. r1dn. sec. 7 64 12 Deg. min. sec. 40 0:3 01 Latitude. -- -- Deg. min. su. 39 01 63 - 475 [ 174 J TIIIRD ENCAMPMENT OJ\" A RIVER OF THE ' lERHA NEVADA. Determination of longitude, January 21, 1814-altitudes of Pt·ocyon. On ERVA'I'ION', -- Double altitudes of Proeyon. Time of chronometer. ------- -------------------------------- Deg. nun. sec. ''· rm'n. 55 58 20 sec. 7 51 lfLO 74 20 50 A 45 10.0 74 49 50 4G 32.6 Index error - + 50 sec. RESULT O:F' CALCULA'l'ION. · Mean time. Advance. Lol:1g'itude. !t. min. sec. lt. min. sec. 8 Ol 45 0 18 19.0 f'OURTH ENOAMPMEN'f, NEAR A OAJ>. !Jetermination of latitude, January 22, 1844-altitudes of Polaris. OBSERVATIONS. Double altitudes of Polaris. Time of chronometer. Deg. min. sec. 80 12 20 80 ll 15 80 10 45 80 10 15 80 10 l!) 80 09 40 80 09 20 80 08 40 80 08 00 80 07 10 ~--- True altitude. Deg. m1:1i. sec. 40 01 09 • - ---- - ---- lt. 'i' Index error """' + 60 sec. RE UJ~T OF CALCULATION. Mean time. /t. mm. SL'C. 7 16 35 • min. sec. 28 41 30 05 31 41 32 48 3:J 48 35 01 36 13 37 30 38 69 40 40 J,atitudc. Deg. min. uc. 3t; 49 54. •
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