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[[boxed]] 1861 Wedns Apr 10th [[/boxed]] h m s [[sun symbol]] | to Budington Mount (peak) 21-37-35 [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] 90[[degree symbol]] - to[[feet symbol]] By Sextant 21-40-40 [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] 90[[degree symbol]] - 40[[feet symbol]] [[boxed]] Alt. Mt. 4[[degree symbol]] - 20.1[[guess]] [[/boxed]] [[line]] [[line]] 2) 43-18-15 2) 180 - 30 [[line]] [[line]] 21-39-07 = 190[[degree symbol]] - 15[[feet symbol]] [[encircled]] W. Show on App Time [[/enclosed]] = = = 4-29 [[line]] ^[[ [[encircled]] 94-50[[guess]] 95-40 [[/encircled]] ]] 21-43-36 24-00-00 [[line]] Time From Noon } = 2-16-24 [[two lines to following]] Table 4.23547 = XXIII Log Ris. 9.65902 Lat. 62-52 9.99568 Dec. 8[[degree symbol]] - 04[[feet symbol]] [[line]] 7766 Log. 3.89017 57643 [[line]] 49877 = 29[[degree symbol]] - 55[[feet symbol]] - - 00[[inch symbol]] [[sun symbol]] 's True Al. Sub Palx - 8[[inch symbol]] & Add Rep 1[[feet symbol]] - 38[[inch symbol]] = + 1 - 30 [[line]] [[sun symbol]]'s [[strikethrough]] true [[/strikethrough]] ^[[App.]] Alt. 29[[degree symbol]] - 56[[feet symbol]] - 30[[inch symbol]] With this I proceede to find [[sun symbol]]'s Azimuth: Polar Dist 81[[degree symbol]] - 56[[feet symbol]] - 07[[inch symbol]] Lat. N. 62-52-00 = .34098 [[sun symbol]] Alt. 29-56-30 = .06221 [[line]] 2) 174-44-37 [[line]] 87-22-18 = 8.66140 81-56-07 [[line]] 5-26-22 = 9.99804 [[line]] 2) 19.06263 [[line]] 70[[degree symbol]] - 8[[feet symbol]] = 9.53131 At h m s x2 [[line]] App. Time 21-43-36 [[sun symbol]]'s ^[[True]] Azimuth N. 140[[degree symbol]] - 16[[feet symbol]] E [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed]] 1861 Wedns Apr 10 [[/boxed]] Now I take the observations recorded at the commencement of this day's [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] journal [[column 1]] h m s 18-16-56 = [[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] 4-29 Watch slow [[line]] 18-21-25 on App T. 24-00-00 [[line]] 5-38-35 = {Time from] h m s {Meridian} [[/column 1]] [[column 2]] [[vertical]] B[[?]]t from 1st Col of to-day's [[?]] [[/vertical]] 18-11-15 - 209[[degree symbol]] Az Com ] 18-14-30 - 208 ] 18-19-30 - 207 23[[degree symbol]] - 42 ] 18-22-30 - 206 ] [[line]] [[line]] Mean 18-16-56 [[strikethrough]] (207.5) [[strikethrough]] ] [[line]] Log Ris. 4.95745 9.65902 Cosine Lat 62-52 9.99568 " [[ditto for: Cosine]] Dec. 4-12 [[line]] Log. 4.61215 [[/column 2]] Natl No. Natl Cosine of } [[strikethrough]] - [[/strikethrough]] 40945 distance Lt & dec } [[strikethrough]] Nat. Sine [[/strikethrough]] } = 57643 [[line]] Natl Sine = 16698 = 9[[degree symbol]] Al. of [[sun symbol]] [[sun symbol]]'s true Al 5 + Ref [[line]] 9-41 [[sun symbol]]'s App. A. [[line]] 90 00 8-4 - Dec [[?]] ) [[line]] 81-86 - P. Dist 83-56 Lat N 62-52 Secant 34098 Al of [[sun symbol]] 9-41 Secant 00623 [[line]] 2) 154-29 [[line]] 77-14 Cosine 9.34436 81-56 [[line]] 4-42 Cosine 9.99854 [[line]] 2) 19.69011 [[line]] 45-35 = Cosine 9.84505 { 360[[degree symbol]] [[sun symbol]]'s Azimuth N. 91-10 E { Brought down 207[[degree symbol]] . S [[line]] Az [[sun symbol]] by Compass N. 152.5 E [[strikethrough]] Az [[/strikethrough]] [[sun symbol]]'s Az (true) N. 91.1 E [[line]] [[underlined]] Variation [[/underlined]] N 61.4 W. [[line with loops across page]] [[strikethrough]] An [[/strikethrough]] Afternoon observations gave the following results - [[underlined]] quite a difference [[/underlined]] perhaps owing to the increased [[underlined]] daily [[/underlined]] ^[[fluctuating]] declination of the Compass. [[column 1]] h m s ] [[boxed vertical]] Time by Watch [[/boxed vertical]] 5-48-20 25[[degree symbol]] - 00[[feet symbol]] ] 52-15 24-30 ] 55-00 24-00 ] 59-00 23-00 ] 6-03-00 22-00 [[vertical]] By Ap. [[?]]. [[vertical]] ] [[line]] [[line]] Mean 5-55-31 23[[degree symbol]] - 42 Az. Comp W. Slow 4-19 [[encircled]] B [[/encircled]] [[line]] 5-59-50 App True [[line]] [[/column 1]] [[column 2]] h m s [[underlined]] 5-59-50 [[/underlined]] [[Note: dotted lines from previous entry to 'App True' below]] Time from ^[[noon]] 4.99968 Lat. 62-52 9.65902 Dec. 8[[degree symbol]] - 12[[feet symbol]] 9.99554 [[underlined]] 4.65424 45.116 57833 [[line]] 12717 = 7[[degree symbol]] - 18[[feet symbol]] .5 7 [[line]] 7-25 P.D. 81-48 Lat N 62-52 Secant 34098 [[sun symbol]]'s Alt. -- 7-25 [[?]] 00365 [[line]] 2) 152-05 [[line]] [[?]] same 76 -02 Cosine 9.38266 81-48 [[line]] Dif ---- 5-46 [[?]] 9.99780 [[line]] 2) 19.72509 [[encircled to left]] Brought from [[encircled]] B [[/encircled]] in [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] this column [[/encircled]] [[line]] h m s A. 5-59-50 } 43-13[[degree symbol]] = 9.86254 Cosine 2 [[line]] { [[sun symbol]]'s [[underlined]] Tru [[/underlined]] Azimuth N. } = 86-26 W. { [[sun symbol]] 's Az. of Compass N. = 23=42 W. [[line]] N 62-44 W. [[underlined]] Variation. [[/underlined]]