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DETERMINATION OF TIME. 



[Caroline Island, South Pacific Ocean, May 7, 1883. Epocli, 0^ W". Daily rate, +3".r>. Colliniation, — 0".l. 



Clamp west.] 



Star. 



K Cancvi W 



(!Hydr:B W 



/3 Argus W 



a Hydr'w W 



lOLeonis E 



vVtu. Maj ! E 



6 Sestantis j E 



n-Leonis ) E 



AHydnc I E 



Transit. 



h. m. 8. 



9 52. 18 



7 44.11 



11 20.84 



21 17.70 



-26 30.89 



42 7.60 



44 47.79 



.')3 29. 39 



10 4 20. .50 



—.07 

 —.06 

 —.05 

 --.02 

 —.01 

 +.03 

 +.04 

 +.06 

 +.09 



Corrections. 



Rate. Level. Coll. 



.00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .10 

 .05 

 .08 

 .03 

 .03 



8. 



—.10 



— ■ 10a 

 —.28' 

 —.10 

 +.12 

 +.20 

 +.10 

 +.10 

 +.10 



Ab. 



8. 



—.02 

 —.02 

 —.06 

 —.02 

 -.03 

 —.04 

 —.02 

 —.02 

 —.02 



F. 



8. 



51.99 

 43.93 

 20.45 

 17.56 

 30.87 

 7.74 

 47. 83 

 29.50 

 20.64 



m. s. 



1 26.22 



8 18.26 



11 56.00 



21 51.99 



27 5. 05 



42 41.72 



45 22. 16 



54 3. 71 



4 55. 04 



+34.23 

 +34. 33 

 +35. 55 

 +34. 43 

 +34. 18 

 +33. 98 

 +34. 33 

 +34. 21 

 +34. 40 



[May 7, 1883. Clamp west. JT =3i'A0.-\ 



Star. 



K Cancri 

 5 Hydne 

 Argus . 

 a Hydras 



+34. 23 

 +34. 33 

 +35. 55 

 +34. 43 



— .17 



— .07 

 +1.15 

 + .03 



i)A 



M' 



1,6 



pA.d 



aA 



— . 36 1. 00 — .36 .13 — . 17 +. 06 — . 17 

 221.00— .22, .04|— .07+. Olll- .10 



+2. 42 0. 31 + . 75 1. 81+. 36 +.-86:[+l. 14 



— .031.00— .031 .00| + .03— . 00+ .01 



3. 31 + . 14 1. 98 +. 15 +. 93 



^T 



8. 



+34. 40 

 .43 

 .41 

 .42 



p/j 



+. 02 +. 02 

 -. 01 — . 01 



-.01 

 .00 



.00 

 .00 



+.01 



Normal equations : 

 3.31 <ST + .14n = + 0M5; +.14 (ST + 1.98n = + 0^9.3. Henoe a = + 0".47 ; <!T=+0^02; /}T= + 34".42. 



[May 7, 1883. Clamp east.] 



Normal equationt: 

 4.37 (!T — 2.13a = —0».67; — 2.13<ST + 2.59a= +0«.64. Heuce« = + 0'.20; <iT=— 0».05; z)T = 34'.35. 



At ejjoch 9^ 30"' chronometer correction = + 34'.38. 



