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The longitude of the observ- 

 atory, by the time-keeper, on - 

 the 19th January, 1779, ac- 

 cording to its rate, corrected 

 at different places, and last at 

 Samganoodha Harbour, in 

 Oonalaschka - - - 203° 37' 22' east. 



The daily rate of the time- 

 keeper losing on mean time, 

 was 9", 6 ; and on the 2d 

 February, 1779, it was 14 h 

 41/ \* slow for mean time. 



The variation of the compass, by 

 azimuths observed on shore, 

 with four different compasses 8° 6' o" east. 



The variation of the compass, by 

 azimuths, observed on board 

 the Resolution, with four dif- 

 ferent compasses - .7° 32' 0" east. 



Dip of the north -\ Balanced needle 40° 22' 30" 



pole of the mag- I Unbalanced 1 



netic needle on J or plain > 40° 41' 15" 



shore, with J needle j 



Dip of the north ^ 



pole of the mag- I Balanced needle 41° 50' 0" 



netic needle on | Unbalanced 1 ^q qqi a en 



board, with J needle J 



A Table of the Latitude and Longitude of the Sand- 

 wich Islands. 



Latitude. Longitude. 



£ The North point 20° 17' 204° 2' 



,\ u u \ South point - 18° 54' 204° 15' 



Owhyhee 1 £ast p £ nt . _ ig9 ^ ^ & 



^KarakakooaBay 19° 28' 204° 0' 



( East point - - 20° 50' 204° 4' 



Mowee 2 South point - 20° 34' 203° 48' 



(West point - 20° 54' 203° 24' 



Morokinnee ... 20° 39' 203° 33' 



Tahoorowa ... 20° 38' 203° 27' 



Ranai. South point - - 20° 46' 203° 8' 



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