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(6 [[boxed]] 1861 Sept 7 Sat [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 16 Enc 2d day 30 day out [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 16 Enc same as 13th [[/boxed]] Meridian Obs for Lat h m -1[[feet symbol]] -30[[inch symbol]] h m s [[strikethrough]] IV 49 43 64° - 08' [[/strikethrough]] 54-36 64° - 07 - 45 [[underlined]] Va 113 [[/underlined]] 57-20 08-00 59-40 07-15 V-02-45 [[in blue vertical between columns, line on top and bottom of entry]] See p 142 obsv Book [[/in blue vertical between columns, line on top and bottom of entry]] 06-15 4-45 04-15 6-50 03-30 [[to right vertical, line on top and bottom]] 110 V-01-10 111° [[/to right vertical, line on top and bottom]] As good [[sun symbol]] - as fine weather to-day for Observations need be - but see the [strikethrough]] pl[[?]] I [[/strikethrough]] annoyance - or the ^[[result [[strikethrough]] re[[?]] [[/strikethrough]] ]] [[strikethrough]] result [[/strikethrough]] of the "bone" of my Artificial Horizon above - the first 64° - 08' & a rising [[sun symbol]] - the 2d Obs 64° - 7' - 45" - indicating a falling [[sun symbol]] but no I knew it must be rising. After 1st obn I went to Horizon gave ^[[it]] a rock - when it settled, made [[end page]] [[start page]] (7 { 7 Pages in this day's Record } [[line with loops]] [[boxed]] 1861 Sept 7 Sat [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 16 Enc 2d day [[/boxed]] [[boxed]] 30 day out [[/boxed]] 2d obn & proceeded as best I could. My Sextant is bad - I mean my large - its mirrors are imperfect in the silvering - but - but - I must make the best of all. But with a good Sextant & good Artificial Horizon I could make my obs. more satisfactory - [[underlined]] to myself at least. [[/underlined]] PM Obs 16th Enc [[to right]] In Eve on 33 00 off 30-15 2) 2-45 1-22.54[[guess]] [[/to right]] [[in blue encircled]] A [[/in blue encircled]] VIII-27-30 41° - 30' [[in blue B [[/in blue]] 28-49 15 [[in blue]] C [[/in blue]] 30 05 [[encircled]] 41 [[/encircled]] 41-00 [[to left blue vertical]] (See p. p. 140 & 141) (obsn Book) [[/to left blue vertical]] [[in blue]] D [[/in blue]] 31 28 40 45 [[in blue]] E [[/in blue]] 34-55 40-05 [[to right encircled vertical]] [[sun symbol]] Az C to said Mk - 175° Reversed 355 1/2 [[/to right encircled vertical]] [[in blue]] F 1) [[/in blue]] 40-31 39-00 [[in blue vertical]] See p p 148-149 Ob Bk [[/in blue vertical]] [[in blue]] 2) [[/in blue]] 41 3- [[sun symbol]] Mark in Mt ^[[across the Bay]] 119° - 15' [[in blue]] G* 3) [[/in blue]] 43-28 38° - 25' - 15" [[in blue]] 4) [[/in blue]] 44-35 [[sun symbol]] to Same 120° - 00' [[in blue]] 5) [[/in blue]] 46-58 [[sun symbol]] to " [[ditto for: Same]] 120° - 36' [[in blue]] # [[strikethrough]] K [[/strikethrough]] - 6) [[/in blue]] 48-52 37-20