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[[boxed]] 1861 Sat Apr 20 [[/boxed]] [[encircled]] 5 [[/encircled]] [[encircled]] F [[/encircled]] Observations are thus concluded: [[line]] [[column 1]] 00-46-55 -3-45 I. Gn [[line]] 2) 60-45-10 [[line]] 30-22-35 [[sun symbol]] S D & Px +16-05 [[line]] 30-38-40 Perp. -1-36 [[line]] 30[[degree symbol]] - 37[[feet symbol]] - 04[[inch symbol]] [[column 1]] [[column 2]] 30[[degree symbol]] - 37[[feet symbol]] - 04[[inch symbol]] 62-52-00 Sec. ,34098 78-17-09 Cosec 00914 [[line]] 2) 171-46-13 [[line]] 85-53-6 Cosin 8.85587 30-37-4 91477 [[line]] 55-16-2 Sine [[?]] ^[[ [[strikethrough]] 91477 [[/strikethrough]] ]] [[line]] 2) 19.12076 [[line]] 9.56038 [[column 2]] P.M. h m s Apparent Time R. H. = 2-50-28 - sine [[?]] [[?]] Time by Chro. (Gellen[[guess]]) 7-25-16 [[line]] 4-34-48 [[encircled]] Diff. Chro. & Apparent in P.M. . R.H. [[/encircled]] [[Note: line from encircled texts above to some following entries]] Bring forward result [[encircled]] A [[/encircled]] Obs. Apparent ^[[T.]] AM. h m s Sub[[?]] = 9-32-28 from = 2-08-07.5 Time Chro [[line]] 4-35-39.5 [[Note: line from preceeding entry to the encircled text below]] [[encircled]] Diff. Chro. AM & App. T R.H. [[/encircled]] 4-34-48 [[line]] 0-57.5 = { Difference between observations) { AM. & PM of Chro. & { Apparent Times [[underlined]] Fifty one { & 5/10 seconds! [[/underlined]] This is [[underlined]] Tantalizing! [[/underlined]] The observations were careful ones - ^[[Made]] as carefully as I could. I have worked them up ^[[with care.]] The "Resolute Sextant" must be unreliable - on the Artificial Horizon. I must however [[double underlined]] persevere! [[/double underlined]] I was tyro[[guess]] ^[[in astronomical matters]] from days since - have made some advances - [[underlined]] may yet conquer all difficulties. [[/underlined]] Of course, the chro had altered but [[underlined]] a fraction of a second [[/underlined]] in the time that transpired between the Am & PM Obs. [[end page]] [[start page]] [[boxed]] 1861 Sat Apr 20 [[/boxed]] Little Ookoo^[[d]]lear came de[[?]]on to-day from above Sing-eye-gen". Ebirnbing & Tukooli are to follow soon. Ship's company are busily putting the slip in complete order for the years service. She the G.H. is receiving new coat of paint & varnish. The snow embankment around the vessel erected against her hull ^[[(for keeping vessel warm)]] while I was with the natives this Winter, has been taken away. Que-jesse has gone with a load of ship's stuff over to Whale Depot. [[image - cross]] Apr. 21st 1861 Ther Bar A.M. +4[[degree symbol]] 28.875 Wind Light [[strikethrough]] Fresh [[/strikethrough]] S.W. Fair M +8[[degree symbol]] 29.000 Wind N.E. Fresh Fine PM +4[[degree symbol]] 28.875 Wind N. & Fresh [[underlined]] Fine [[/underlined]] Took Meridian observation 2) 77[[degree symbol]] - 46[[feet symbol]] = "Pocket Sex." Artificial Hor. No. I. [[?]]m. [[line]] 38-53-00 +16-04 [[sun symbol]]'s Semi d. & px [[line]] 39-09-04 1-10 Ref. [[line]] 39-07-54 [[sun symbol]]'s true Alt. 90 00 00 [[line]] 50-52-06 11[[degree symbol]] - 57[[feet symbol]] - 01.7[[inch symbol]] Dec. Greenwich 12-00-40 = 3[[feet symbol]] - 38[[inch symbol]] = Cor D[[?]] [[line]] [[encircled]] 12-00-40 [[/encircled]] [[line]] Lat. H 62[[degree symbol]] - 52[[feet symbol]] - 46[[inch symbol]] I shall multiply observations to fix [[underlined]] this [[?]] [[/underlined]] as near as my means will allow.