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|Civil Time|Chron Time|Altitudes| Latitude| Longitude|[[dates & remarks]]|
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Sun Ap. 7/61
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h m s
12.06.20
12.07.20
12.16.30
12.19.00
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on App. Time
m2.s45
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h12.m32.s00
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[[2nd column]]
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[[circumpunct (sun Symbol)]]' Decln
6°.55.58".1
4.03.3
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7 .00.01.4 [[relates to 7.00.01 in 3rd column]]
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[[3rd column]]
Observations by Pocket Sextant
[[next four entries relate to first four entries in 1st column]]
67°.43'
67 .43
67 .38
67 .35
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159
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67.39.45
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33.49.52
+16.08
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34.06.00
*correction +2.11
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34.08.11
[[decl]] -1.24
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34.06.47
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55.53.03
7.00.01 [[relates to 7.00.01.4 in 2nd column]]
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62.53.04
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By large Sextant
67.21
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33.40.30
+16.08
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33.56.38
Ind. Err - 1.45}
Ref. - 1.24} - 3.09
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33.53.29
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[[4th column]]
62°.53'.04" [[relates to 62° in 3rd column]]
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62°.51'.31"
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Corrected times from Noon
Table XXXIII
1.35 - 2.5
4.35 - 21
13.45 - 189
16.15 - 264
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475.5
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119.1
1.1
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119.1
119.1
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60)131.01(2.11*
120
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Call. Lat 62.52 - Cos 9.65902
Decln. _ Cos 9.99675
Log Ris. Ap. T. fr noon 2.91519
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372 = 2.57096
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55750
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Nat. Cos:
[[?]].Z.[[?]] 56122 = 55°.51'.30"
Decln. - 7 .00 .01
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62 .51 .31
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Sunday Ap. 7/61
[[underlined]]Note[[/underlined. In the annexed observations I fear there is unobserved error in the Artifiial Horizon.
The difference in the [[strikethrough]] above [[/strikethrough]] Latitudes is not quite 2 miles (not a serious difference) yet this should not be. -
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Mon Ap. 8/61 Tool unreliable observations Mon Ap 8/61
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|[[dates & notes| A. M. | P. M. |[[date]]|
[[1st column]]
W. Ap. 10/61
Watch slow on Appt Time m4.s29 X
h18.m16.s56
Time of the watch No 2 which I compared with the G.H's Chr. on coming aboard wh. was, say within 5 minutes of termination of observations
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[[2nd column]]
A. M.
Observations for Variation with Azimuth Compass.
Time
h m s °
18.11.15 - - 209
14.30 - - 208
19.30 - - 207
22.30 - - 206
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67.45 830
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18.16.56 207.5 :|: [[relates to h18.m16.s56 is 1st column]]
⨂+4.29 360
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18.21.25 152.5 :|: ^[[below]]
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5.38.35 } - Log rising. 4.95745
time from} Lat 62.52, Cos. 9.65902
Meridian } Dc. 4.12, Cos. 9.99568
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Nat.No., 40945 - - - Log. 4.61215
Nat. Cos }
Diff. Lat. &} 57643
Decln. } _____
Nat. Sin.
Time Alt.⊙ } 16698 = 9°.36' [⊙ = sun symbol]]
+5 Refr.
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9.41
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Decln. 8.4
P>D> 81.56 __
Lat/ 62.52 Sec. 0.34098
Alt. 9.41 Sec. 0.00623
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154.29
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77.14. Cos. 9.34436
4.42 Cos. 9.99854
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19.69011
45.35 Cos. 9.84505
2 ________
N 91.10 E. ⊙'s Azimuth [[⊙ = sun symbol]]
N 152.5 E. - - Do by Compass :|:
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61.4 Variation W. -
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Budt Mt. Az. Comp. 256°
Parker's Bluff " 72
French Head " 111
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I repeat the above with the object to test the daily fluctuating Declination of the needle, or rather [[?tridaily'' change. _
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[[3rd column]]
P.M.
Time
5.48.20 - 25°.00
52.15 - 24.30
55.00 - 24.00
59.00 - 23.00
6.03.00 - 22.00
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5.55.31 23.42
4.19 Watch slow
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5.59.50 - }Log sis - 4.99968
App. Time }
from Noon } Lat - 9.65902
Decl.
[[in pencil]]
?4.12
See
This
&
Correct
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[[4th column]]
Wed. Ap. 10/61
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