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Show I 174: J 668 HAT:r AT TIH~ )fQIJTll OF 'I'Ifl~ KA NZ-\ ~ H1 V P.H, 700 J•'J~gT AllOVE THE LEVJ·:L 01•' TllB GULl" OF ME'<ICO. /)eterminalion n.f !01u;ilurle, Octoul'l to, lk1~-allitude of !It ' stt n. OHS E U V J\T I 0!'\S. llll 'iT ~I Ill 'i. D mhh .. alii tn'e nl tilt' T 111C of ··!Hil.tPllll' cr. I> 111hl< tltitudP of t!:c 'l'imc of <' h ronometcr. towN !in,h nf lh ' s lo·.·.l·r lllllll ol't he su11. JJI, I ! h.;., . Ill tl. :lfJ OH :3!) '!.I :H> "" :3!) fi7 10 09 su. l!i ~0 :to :-~o ·.<... mi,n. 69 l 0 .) ''!}· H n ,!,) •II l ll. ~r . !Jtg. 111 io. 1 I .l.'>. () 'Ill ~' l!i :l' .o ·10 :n l<i I i' ;I 10 11 l!i . J!). () 1 l) ;ll 17 :J\. () " l 00 I m1t• UESUL'l' 01·' Co\LCPJ.ATTO'.\. "· mm. 48 te ·. 23 .• (I', ft. rmn. &rc. a:, !J ~g Oti.O !'J t) !) II~ :10.0 00 !) 10 02.:1 j() !) tj\} 31.0 10 H •1\l 5U.5 Longitude. -- Org. min. sec. ~I ;}2 64 --- • I 669 [ 174 J HALT AT THE MOUTli 01'' TJH~ KANZAS RIVEH, 700 fEET ADOVE THF. LEVEL OF TilE GULl•' Oft' MJ~XlCO . Detetmination oflatilttde, October 10, l 42-sun's altitude in /he me? ·idian. OUSER V ATION • Double altitude of' th<' low1•r lirnh of tho HUn. Timr. of' dtrouomcter. ---------· Deg . mm. 7 41 81 44 81 46 81 19 81 51 87 5!) 87 5!) 87 fi4 81 53 87 51 87 49 81 46 81 43 81 38 True altitude. Deg. 41 mt.n. 12 sec. 24 u c. 10 15 50 50 20 15 30 30 10 15 05 15 20 30 RE UL'J' OJ.' CALCULATION. Time of transit by chronometer. lt. 1 mu1. 35 sec. 42 lt. 1 I l I ( 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 L min. sec. 21 01 22 37 24 36 26 07 27 45 :32 36 :J1 05 38 30 41 01 43 11 14 56 4.6 40 48 35 50 51 --- - Deg. 39 J.atitude. mtn. 06 su. 03 ------------ The foregoiug ob:ervations are given in civil time. |