119 



h. m. s. 

 Brought forward, + 07 01.65 



Reduction to the dome of the Capital, - - — 0-23 



Dome of the Capital, west, in longitude, of Chicago 



Station No. 3, - - - + 07 01.42 



Longitude of Chicago Station No. 3, - + 5 50 31.20 



2d Determination of June 5th. 1859. 

 Longitude of this dome, - - - - 5 57 32.62 



1st Determination, June 4th, 1859, as before given, 5 57 33.34 



Result adopted, giving the determination of June 4th 

 a weight of S, to 2 assigned to that of June 5th, 

 1859: longitude of the dome of the State Capital 

 of Wisconsin, at Madison, west of the meridian 

 of Greenwich, ... 5 57 33.05 



Equal, in arc, to - - - - 89° 23' 15".75 W. 



Latitude, as before given, ... 43° 04' 30". 8 N. 



We offer the above as a closer approximation, to supersede that 

 heretofore reported, as derived from the less satisfactory observations 

 of June, 1858. 



J. D. GRAHAM, 



Member of the Society, 



Pending nomination No. 391 was read, and, the balloting 

 being ordered, a letter from Dr. Dunglison was read, regretting 

 his necessary absence. 



The resignation of Mr. Hazlehurst was then, on motion of 

 Dr. Hays, accepted. 



No further business being before the meeting, the ballot was 

 scrutinised, and Prof. Samuel H. Dickson, M.D., of Philadelphia, 

 was declared duly elected a member of the Society, which was 

 then adjourned. 



