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[[pre-printed]] 17 [[/pre-printed]] [[six column table]] [[headers)]] |Civil Time| Chron. Time| Altitudes| Latitude| Longitude| Remarks| [[/underlined]] [[wavy line across page]] |Fr. Mar 8| A. M.| Noon | P. M.| |[[double underlined]]Fr. Mar. 8/61| | |8 A.M. A beautiful appearance in the Est.| | | | The Sun midst two fragments of rainbows "Sundogs"| | | |[[image" drawing looks like this: "--(( . ))--" The dot at the center is a circumpunct {sun symbol) labeled "A"; there are "B"'s at each end of the parentheses; and a "C" above the hyphens.]]| | | | A represents the Sun, 10╖ above the Horizon| | | | B.B.B.B. Segments of rainbows 22° from the Sun| | | | C.C. Luminous White appearance extending 23° from| | | | The prismatic Colors B.B.B.B.| | | | [[underlined]]Red[[/underlined]] was the Color next to the Sun - Peagreen outside _ | | |The Seven Prismatic Colors in B.B.B.B. distinctly visible.| | | |This Phenominon seen for over [[blank space]] hour -| | | |A slight guazy appearance in Eastern sky -| | | |Therm. at time - 18°, wind modt N.W.| | | |[[double underlined]]Compared Chronometers[[/double underlined]]| | [[note in left margin]] See Dates Dec 7/60 [[/note in left column] [[three columns]] [[left column]] Rescue's Chr. h2.m51.s35 Fast Dec 7/60, m7.s51 Rate as made at New London 1 3/10 per day [[strikethrough]]7.31 x[[/strikethrough]] 1 3/10 x 97 = 2.06.1 7.51 _______ 9.57.1 2.51.35 _________ 2.41.37.9 G.T. as per Rescue's Chr. [[/left column]] [[middle column]] From Dec 7/60 to Mar 14/61 97 days [[/middle column]] [[right column]] G.Henry's Ch. h2..m41..s00 " Fast Dec 7/60 m2.s025 " Rate as made at New London 5/10 per day 97 days _____ 48.5 2.02.5 ______ 2.51.0 2.41.0 ________ 2.38.09 G.T. as per G.H.'s Chr. 2.41.37.9 Rescue'sTime ~~~~~~~~~ 3.28.9 Diff. of time ~~~~~~ [[/right column]] The following remark accompanies the "G. Henry's Chronometer "In cold weather this Chronometer will run on Mean Time or have a small losing rate." The difference is the two Chronometers makes nearly a difference of one degree in Longitude. The Chronometers are kept in a room of nearly even, moderate temperature, therefore the Rates should be applied as determined before starting on the Voyage. The fault is, I think in Rescue's