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[[Top corner of first page]] 1861 Sat. Mar 30th [[boxed]] Declination Mar 30/61 3°-52'-35" 2 13 [[line]] =3-54-48 N. 90 00 00 [[line]] 86-05 12 [[circled]] A [[/circled]] [[/boxed]] [[symbol for Sun]]'s Correct Alt. 27°-27'-41" Latitute N. 62-51-30 Secant .34084 A. Polar Dis. 86-05-12 Co-secant .00102 2) 176-24-23 [[line]] Half sum 88-12-21 Cosine 8.49602 27-27-41 [[line]] 60-44-40 Sine 9.94080 [[line]] 2) 18.77868 [[line]] Apparent J. {AM 10h-06m-30s = Sine = 9.38934 Equation + 4 - 27 [[line]] Mean time 10 - 10 - 57 Rescue Harbor [[underlined]] Ten [[/underlined] O'Clock, [[underlined]] ten [[/underlined]] min + [[underlined]] 57 [[/underlined]] seconds B) Chromometer Time Brought from opposite page 14h-27m-37s Chro Fast Sept 12/60 ----- 1-20 = {no other rate applied} [[line]] (Vide journal this date) 14-26-17 Rescue Harbor time to-day's ob. = 10-10-57 [[line]] {=4-15-20 [[symbol??]] Difference Time Greenwich [[line across page]] Sept. 12th 1860} Observation} = 4-20-19 [[symbol??]] [[line]] Chro. Slow === 4m - 59sec = (slow) [[line across page]] [[strikethrough]] C) Long W 63°-50'-00" [ D) Long W 65-04-45 [[line]] 1°-14'-45" [[/strikethrough]] See following Remarks (above) [[end page]] [[start page]] [[Top corner of second page]] 1861 Sat Mar 30th In my journal of Mar 14/61 I make this [[strikethrough]] [[illegible]] from [[/strikethrough]][[transfer of the members of the party who rated the G. Henry's Chronometer, to wit: In cold weather this Chro (G. H's) will run on Mean Time; or have a small losing rate. Now since Sept 12th/60 if the observation of to-day is correct there has been a losing rate of .665 of a second per day (near 2/3ds of a second per day) since Sept 12th/61. to date 30th Mar 199 Days [[note, written vertically]] Either error in observations of this day on working them up Not the error I supposed in G.H. Chro Hall May 1861. [[/note]] { Chro. lost since Sept 12/61 = 299 Seconds (4m-59s) Secs Days 299 199 (.665) 1794 [[line]] 1960 1794 [[line]] 1660 1495 [[boxed, on left, large X drawn over text]] Until I otherwise determine shall call G.H. Chro [[underlined]] Slow [[/underlined]] 4m-39s * (I must check this out. H [[/boxed]] [boxed on right]] [[strikethrough]] I think "George Henry" Chro. 2/3 * second per day the present losing Rate [[/boxed]] [[/strikethrough]] The rate given with the Chro by the [[underlined]] ratings [[/underlined]] was 1/2 second per day - [[underline]] "fast". [[/underline]] Another observation in a day or two will settle the [[underlined]]present [[/underline]] note. I see, by referring back to the