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Thursday, Sept 4th 1862
Meridional Alt ☉ 55-30 Lat deduced 41°-27'-33"
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Double ☉ & ☽︎) for Lat } = {Lat. deduced
hX-m18-s51 =( ☽︎ 16°-49' = U.L. } { 41°-22'
Chro F on G.T. 6- 23 ( ☉ 4°-20' = L.L.} {
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X- 12- 28
(see supplement)
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Obs ☽︎ as it passed Meridn.
With my pocket sex. 31°-00 L.L.
Capt.B's Quadt. 30 -25
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|31°-00'-00"
| 16 -15
|___________
30°-43'-45" . . . . |30 -43 -45
30 -41 -15 | 3 -25
__________ | 16 -15
2) 85 -00 |__________
______ |30 -41 -15 [[connected to same number in left column]]
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30 -42 -30 = Mean of both sextants having [[?subd.]] S.D. & Aug from our Alt & added at same to others
3 -20
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30 -39 -10
+49 -12 [[connected by -|-|-|- line to same number below]]
☽︎'s S.D. Midt. 16-07 Hor. Px 59°-42' Midt.
__________ Aug T XV + 08
31 -28 -22 _____
90 -00 -00 16-16 9'-37"
__________ 4
58 -31 -38 49
17 -07 -25 Approximate Time _____
__________ ☽︎ passing Merid of ship 10 -30
41 -24 -13] h13-m22-G. Time 59 -42
Latitude N] ______
49 -12 [[connected -|-|-|- line to same number above]]
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[[strikethrough]] AM obs Friday Sept. [[?]] 1862 [[/strikethrough]]
P.M. obs Thursday Sept 4th Obs Alt. ☉ 51°-22'-00"
Time by Chro (G.H's) = h2-m56-s58
True Alt ☉ 51°-34' Chro Fast 6 -23
Lat. - - - 41-27' _____
Polar Dist 82-51 Ap. Time Alt 10-41-58 h2-m50-s35
Eq. 1-05 __________
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M. T. Ship 10-40-53 10- 40- 53
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4- 09- 42 Dif. T.
Long. 62°-25'-30" W
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[[? ? ?]] Wednesday Sept [[?10th]] 1862
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☽︎ Dec. 18th hour 13°-4'-7".2 N
☽︎ Dec = m37.3 6-26 .4
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☽︎ Dec h18-m37.3 = 13-10-33.6
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Meridian Obsn ☽︎ for Lat. & working up
^[[?18]] hVI-m43-s48 = 61°-51'-00
Chro Fast. = 6- 27 |☽︎ SD +15- 25 [[connected -|-|- line down to boxed note re ☽︎'s S.D.=15'-11"]]
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VI -37 -21 | 62 -02 -25
+12 |Dif 3 -33
___ | __________
[h18-m37-s21 | 62 -02 -52
[[?Say]] [h18-m37.3 | +25 -36 [[connected by dotted line to same number down the page]]
| __________ 10th Sept. [[?Hor.]] Px. Midnight = 55'-54".1
| 62 -28 -28 11th " [[?Hor.]] Noon = 55 -36".3
| 90 -00 -00 _________
| __________ 17.8
| 27 -31 -32 6.6
| 13 -10 -34 ____
| __________ 12)117.48
|Lat. N. 40°=42'-06 9.8
| 55 -44.3
| ________
| [[underlined]] Corrected Px. = 55 -44.3[[/underlined]]
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☽︎ passed Meridian Greenwich = h13-m53.1
Long. ship 69° W = +h4- 36
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18- 29]
+8.3]
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☽︎ passed Meridian Ship = h18-m37.3
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☽︎'s Alt. 62°Px. 55' = 33'-56"
☽︎ Alt. - - - - +3
Px. 44" - - - - +7
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34 -06
59 -42
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25 -36 [[connected by dotted line to the same number up the page]]
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Thursday, Sept. 11th 1862
Compared Chronometers
{Rescue's = hXI-m47-s00
{G. H's XI- 18- 42
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Rescue's fast on G.H 28- 18 ]
(Vide Aug. 8/62) = G.H. Fast Aug. = m6-s11]
Gain of 5/10 second for +]
day to Sept 11th (34 days) = s17 ] = 6 -28
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Rescue'F. on G. Time = 34- 46
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