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Show FNCAMPMEl\'J' ON 'J'JJJo: SW f~I·;'J' WATJ·~ It JHVr·;H, AT HOCK I~UBPB.\DBNCE, JJetermination of lime, August 22, 18 12-a/tilude of .. 1rcturus. OBSERVATIONS. 'FIIIHT S.Elll ElL S ~; ( ' OII/ll S Rllll-:•L I - Doublr alti tudo of Are- 'l'imc of chrouomr trr. Doubk nltitudc of j Time of tu chronometer . rus. . \.rcturus. --- _j:.._ Dr g. 111 in. St'C. h. 1/Uil. sec. Dt!~. mm. Sf' C. / h. min. RCC. fll 32 f>O 7 07 42.0 fi8 OG JO 7 17 00.0 60 5 25 7 09 14 . (j 57 22 00 I 7 18 59.5 60 2 20 7 10 :35.0 liG 48 50 7 20 30.0 59 -15 50 7 12 :30.5 55 17 40 1 7 23 15.0 59 J 7 00 'I 1 ~3 19.5 55 18 :lo 7 21. 34.3 Index error ..... - 22 sec. ltESUL'l' OF CALCULATION. Mean time. Retard. Longitude. It. min. sec. 8 37 06 ------ lt. min. 11ec. 1 21 17 Determination of time, .llugust 23, 1842-attilude of lite sun. O.llSEHVATIONS. ----·--- J.' JltS'l' slmll·:s . S ~:C OI\Il RE TtiE ~ . Double ultitudc of the Time of chronometer. Douhlo altitude of th<' 'l'imr of chronometer. lower limb of lh' sun. lower limb of tho sun. - Deg. min. sec. lt. min. sec. Deg. JIII/I . sec. /t. min. sec. 32 18 35 5 2 06.0 33 :J5 50 fi :3L 36.0 32 34 10 5 28 18.7 :33 48 :3f; 5 32 10.0 :12 40 30 {j 29 3J.O· ~3 58 25 5 32 37.0 :33 00 30 5 30 00.0 ' 34· 08 :10 5 33 05.0 33 15 20 5 30 10.0 34 35 30 5 34 18.5 f.: ') t A C •JlY [ 174 ] ~NCAMPM EN'I' ON TliJ~ NORTH FOHI< Ofo' l LA'l'TE HIVEH, MOUTH OF WF.ET W A'f£H Rf I·;U. JJclermz'no L i.on, of L inu .flu gust 23, 18'12-altitude of the sun. OH"'l~ n VA'I'JON. I'IU '11 HI ll 11-:'"1 . Dou~(l altitude of thC' TiHw of chrouom<'tC'r. Oouhl(• altttwlc of tiJ(' Mun'K low<"r Jimh. l!un'H low<~r lirnh. ...... Ot /;· min. ~ec. h. min. . Yec. lhg . 111111. sec. 44 21 05 3 19 1:3.0 1:3 01 30 43 55 5 :l 20 fi l.5 12 52 J () ~ 3 43 :I !3 21 23. :J 12 :39 66 43 30 50 3 21 58.f> 12 21 !30 43 17 3~ 3 2:l !15.0 42 l:l 50 I ndex error=- 22 ROc. RESULT OF CALCULATION. Mean tim . Retanl. h. nun. sec. h. min. sec. 4 45 24 1 22 36 Tim of chronomc·tcr. --- h. mtn . .ver. 3 23 17.( 3 23 13.4 3 24 J 7. fl 3 24 50.3 3 25 27.4 Longitude. Beterminat£on of latitude, .llugust 23, 1842-altz'tude of Polarz's. OB EflVA'riON. ·--·--------- Doubl altitude of P olaris. T irne of chronotnctcr. /~f rrun. ,, '!C. lt. mtn. sec. 20 0 (3 49 55 84 21 30 6 52 20 84 22 15 6 53 04 84 24. 20 6 55 14 84 25 20 6 56 32 84 26 30 G 67 56 84 2 10 6 59 28 81 2 26 7 00 69 84 30 20 7 02 29 84 31 10 7 04 13 HESULT OF CALCULATION. True altitude. Moan tim . J,g_titude. ---- n.e2g . min. !I /]C. ll. min. 3ec. Def{. 1mn. sec. 12 so 8 22 08 42 27 18 •• |