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1861 Nov. 16th Sat.
(Merid. Obs. Working Up Continued)
[[symbol: Sun]]'s Noon 12-00-00
Eq. -14-59
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11-45-01
Log 65° W +4-20
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4-05-01
Rescue's Chro Fast +26-18
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[[??]] rep by R's (at
[[symbol: Sun]]'s Noon) = 4=31=19
4-31-19 4-31-19 -4 31-19 -4 31-19 -4 31-19
-424-35 -4-29-55 4-33-25 4-37-17 4-29-43
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3-44 11-24 2-06 5-58 8-24
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m s Tables XXXIII
AM 3-44 13.9
AM 1-24 2.0
PM 2-06 4.4
PM 5-58 35.6
PM 8-24 70.6
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5)26.5
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25.3
Table XXXII .8"
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20.24"
Brot over = 16°-09'-30"
Index Er. 2-30
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2)16-07-00
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8-03-30
[[symbol: Sun]] SD & Px = +16-22
+20
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8-20-12
Rate 6-15
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8-13-57
90-00-00
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81-46-03
18-52-05
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Lat. N. 62°-53'-58"
[[boxed]] The refraction prob. not so great
as allowed by the table [[/boxed]]
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Morn E. of Meridian
Obs. Moon for Time
hXI-m10-s50 [[checkmark]] 51°-00'-00" [[checkmark]] on 33'-00"
13-15 [[checkmark]] 51-35-00 [[checkmark]] off 30'-00
15-15 [[checkmark]] 52-03-00 [[line]]
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3)39-20 3)154-38-00 -1-30
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XI-13-06 2/3 51-32-40
([[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] Supplement)
Few minutes after Sun disappeared went ashore & upon the Look-out. Took a few Azimuth bearings (Vide Supplement.) The beautiful golden tint westward the dark blue & purple N. & NC.
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1861 Nov. 16 Sat
Ther +15°
Obs. (Lunar)
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Supplement Nov 16/61
[[four columns of information]]
Time by R. Chro | Obsd dist *(a A[[??]] & [[symbol:Moon]] N,L.| Obsd Alt. [[symbol:Moon]] L L | Apparent Altitude Attain (a A[[??]])
3) 34-02 | 3) 113-15 | 3) 193 06 | 24°-28'-08"
XII-11-21 Chro Fast 26-18 | 104-37-45 I. Error -1-30 | 64-22-00 I. Error +2-00 | ([[underlined]] Vide [[/underlined]] over)
XII-45-03 GMT 4+20-00 | 104-37-15 [[symbol:Moon]] Time SD +14-52 | 2)64-24-00 32-12-00 [[symbol:Moon]] SD. +14 52 | [[blank]]
7-25-03 Mean Time Ship| 104-52-07 Ap. Dis. | 32-26-52 Ref. 1-30 32°-25"-22" Ap A [[symbol:Sun]] | [[blank]]
[[symbol:Moon]] S Diam Noon 14'-44.2
" " [[dittos for [[symbol:Moon]] S Diam]] Mdt 14-44.5
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0
Table XI === 0
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14-44
Any Tabl XV 8
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[[symbol: Moon]] True Semi Dia 14'52"
[[symbol:Moon]]'s hor. px. Noon 53'-57.3
[[symbol:Moon]]'s " " [[dittos for ho. px.]] Mint. 53-58.6
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Table XI 1
+1
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[[symbol:Moon]]'s Hon px = 53-58"
[[symbol:Moon]]'s S hor. px. --- 0°,53'-58"-- prop Log 0.5231
* Ap Alt. [[underlined]] 24-28-08 [[/underlined]] --- Cosec. 10.3828
[[symbol:Moon]] & * Ap. Dist 104°-52'-07'--- sine 9.9852
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1st Corr 4-36-52 .8911
2d Corr. 4-52-19
3d Corr. 02 29
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Error less 10°= 104°-23'-47" [[underlined]] True [[/underlined]] Dist.
IXd N.A. = 103°-11'-00
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1-12-47 = Prop Log N.A. 3602
= Prop Log 3932
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h2-m45-s49 ---- 0330
IXd N.A. 9-00-00
same 0.5231
[[symbol:Moon]] Ap Alt 32°-25'-22" Cos. 10.2707
---------------------------------- Tang. 10.5760
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2d Corr Table XLVII Log 1.3698
[[boxed]] From Dec * & [[symbol:Moon]]
Used Astronomical Telescope in Sex. [[/boxed]]
[[boxed]] Supplement Nov 16th 1861 [[/boxed]]
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M T Greenwich 11-45-49
M T Ship 7-25-03
Dif Long in T. 4-20-46=65°-11'30 W.G.
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