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Show [ 174] 666 • THE T El''T UANK OF THE MISSOlTRl. QUARTER OF A MILE ENCAMPMEN ~Eoi6w THE MOUTH OF NISHNADATONA urv ~;Jt 6o7 [ 174 J ENCAMPMENT ON THE LEPT DANK OF THE MI OUUI UIVER. Detern:u· na lw' n oi f l•"· liiiude ' October G, 1842- allilude of Po!m·is. De!erminalion of latitude, October 8, 1842-allitude of Polari3. OBSERVATIONS. ODSERVA1'ION • Deublc altitullc of Pola.riA. T in\<' of clu OIW tn< It r. Double ultitutlc of Polaris. Time of ehrouomet~r. De~. mm. . ec. 82 22 (l() ~2 2:l 20 sz 'H 25 S2 26 2:i- S·.! 27 3 -~ 82 27 40 ~2 2!) f):) ~2 ~~ 3f) S'l a ·~ :.IU 82 3:1 -10 ''· I 'I 17, . 'r'. 10 l :J f !) ]{\ } .) (l i 10 17 ()t 10 lH 5 ~ )(} ~'0 :1z I 0 ~·2 t,..: J ~>I ( :1 10 27 ] 3 1() ~: n I ~ "' 10 :! I !,1) Deg. min, l tc • 80 46 3l) "· min. Me. so 49 9 46 21 (10 so oo 9 4 9 09 45 9 51 1 '( Sl) 51 25 9 5 't 3 1 80 52 f10 9 5) :H 80 f.-G 3r. 9 l)fj 30 Sll 57 30 JO 00 36 f!O f>T 40 10 ()~ :H. 81 00 25 61 J() 05 3~ 03 lO 10 00 :Jl ---- Thermometer 41° • Thermometer 36°. Inclc error c::::o - 1 min. 35 sec. lU~ SU LT OF CALCUI, ATXO~ . True altitudn. 1\Ican time. , I Ill' 't•. fll'!~· mw . '! J IG Deg. mif1. sec. 4.1 12 03 h. r~~'n . Bl'c. 8 3 L :l .J srr. At) Index error "' -- 1 min. 21 sec. RESUL'I' OF CALCULATIO,". ----..,.------------- True alt.ituJo. Drg. rr.i.r. ttrc. 40 25 29 Mean time. h. mi•l. sec. 8 07 10 Latitude. Dr{{. 1'1llf1, src. 39 36 02 |
