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1861 
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7 
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2d day  
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Meridian Obs for Lat h m -1[[feet symbol]] -30[[inch symbol]]
h m s 
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IV 49 43 64° - 08'
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54-36 64° - 07 - 45 [[underlined]] Va 113 [[/underlined]]
57-20 08-00
59-40 07-15
V-02-45 
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See p 142
obsv Book
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06-15
4-45 04-15
6-50 03-30
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110 V-01-10 111°
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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
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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
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In Eve on 33 00
off 30-15
2) 2-45
1-22.54[[guess]]
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[[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
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(See p. p. 140 & 141)
(obsn Book)
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[[in blue]] D [[/in blue]] 31 28 40 45
[[in blue]] E [[/in blue]] 34-55 40-05
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[[sun symbol]]
Az C to said Mk - 175°
Reversed 355 1/2
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[[in blue]] F 1) [[/in blue]] 40-31 39-00
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See p p 148-149 Ob Bk
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[[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