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               h   m   s         To determine Apparent Altitude on Aquila (Altair)
Time Chro     XII -11 -21         at  h   m   s
Fast          --  26 -18             XI  45  03 Mean Time Greenwich
             -----------         -------------------------------------------------
                                                                  h   m   sec    north
G. Time]     XI  -45 -03            [[symbol: Moon]] S.R.A. =    15 -27 - 08.58  10,347        
Mean Time         14 -55 Eq  Variation from XI-45-03    + 2   01.57
             -----------         -------------------------------------------------
A. K. T. G.  XI  -39 -58              (.)S.R.A. =    15 -29 - 10     
Dup Long      4  -20 -00         Ap. time Ship  =     7 -39 - 58
             -----------         -------------------------------------------------
Ap. T. Ship   7  -39 -58         R.A. Meridian  =    23 -09 - 08
              h    m   s         R.A.Altair(Aquilia)=19 -44 - 03
                                 -------------------------------------------------
Altair's      h    m   s         *Dist from the 
R.A.         19  -44 -03         Meridian  =    3h  25m- 05
Drc. N.       8° -30'-31"
                                 Its long int col. missing          4.57329
Place Obsn.                      Lat N.62°-53'-30" Cosine 9.65866
                                 Dec N. 8-30-31 Cosine 9.99519
                                     ----------------------- --------------                 
                                                                    4,22714 9 s long 16871= Nat. Not.
                 Difference say        54°-23'-00"                                  58236 Nat Cosine
                                                                                     _____ 
             *'s True Altitude         24°-26'-04"                                    41365 Nat Sine       
                 Add Refraction                    2' - 04
                                       ---------------------
                 Apparent altitude     24°-28'-08" = carried to page (1) of this supplement
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h   m  s   10.347
(11-45 -3)=11.75
           ------
           51.735
          724 29
         1034 7
        10347
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60)12157725 (2h - 01.57m)
   120'
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No 2) Supplement Nov. 16th 1865      h  m  s
Working up obs. for Time | chro     XI-13 -07
                   Fast on G.7.        26 -18
           ------------------------------------------
                                                  h                            
           Greenwich M. J. obs      X -46 -49 on XI78
           ------------------------------------------
           Eq  15 - 01       per h  0,489
                     5              1078
               -------              --------
               14 - 56              5,27142

                                        h   m  s
[[symbol: Sun]]                  R.A. = 15 29 60(1)
[[symbol: Moon]]                 R.A. =  2 58 13(2)
                                ------------------
[[symbol: Moon]]'s                Dec N 20°-51'-04"   (3)
[[symbol: Moon]]'s                Hon. Px Mt. 53' = 58.6" (6)
[[symbol: Moon]]'s                S.D. 14'44.5" =14'-52"   (5)
                   ---------------------------------
          m   s
Equation  14  56
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                       h  m   
[[symbol: Sun]] R. A. 15-27 - 08, 58     per h 10.347
                                1   57, 54         10.78
                      --------------------       -------- 
                            15-29 - 00, 12    60)111.54066(1)
                                                   60
                                                  ---
                                                   51
                                                    h   m   s  
[[symbol: Moon]]                   R.A. 11h - 07/26 2 -58 -40 19
[[crescent, may be symbol for  R.A. 10h   (16)S     2 -56 -36 69
waning moon]                   ---------------------------------
                                                    2 -03.50       2-56-3669
                                                   60                 1.3633
                                                  ---              ---------
                                                  123              2-58-1302
                                                  .78
                                                ---------   
                                                60)76.330 (1)
                                                   60
                                                  ----  
                                                   36
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                                                                     from K                                 
[[symbol: Moon]]                        Dec   N. 20-45-51.3         66.82              
[[symbol: Moon]]                                     5-12 8         from 1 min
                                        ------------------- 
                                             20-51-04                6,682
                                                                  Minutes=46.82

                                                                  60/31285124
                                                                    300
                                                                    ----
                                                                     12

[[symbol: Moon]]'s                 Alt 26"-00   59' 42"
                              Px  54"      1     2'-13"
                                                -------
 
Table XIX correction from Ds Alt                47'-29"


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[[symbol: Moon]]'s S diam Mid 2 - 14-44,
Augn Table XV          7
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                   14'-52"
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