270 OBSERVATIONS OF THE ECLIPSE 



be this year; from the 4th of August, 1805, the day the chro- 

 nometer was taken out of New- York for Albany, to the 15th 

 that it was again examined, on my return to New- York, the 

 daily gain was = 0" 54. 



Elements calculated by the astronomical tables of Lalande, 

 third edition. 



16th of June 1806, 4'« 29' 40" 8 mean time in Paris. 



9 # m 



Longitude of the £ apparent equinox. . . 84 44 31 X 



Idem © idem. . . . 84 44 34 3 



Northern latitude of the £ - . . . . 19 24 



Horizontal parallax for Paris. . . 60' 13" 4 



Correction of the tables. . . . — 4 5 



Horizontal parallax for Paris. . , 60 08 9 



Horizontal parallax of the Q 8 5 



t /j 



Horary motion of the £ in longitude. . . . 36 41 92 in Lat. =3 22 86 



The hour that precedes. . . . . 36 41 24 3 22 80 



The hour that follows. . . . . 36 42 60 3 22 92 



Horary increase of the horizontal parallax of the £ . 1 16 



Horizontal semidiameter of the £ . . . 16 26 96 



Horary increase of the horizontal semidiameter of the £ 26 



Horizontal semidiameter of the . . . 15 46 08 



Horary motion of the . . . . . 2 23 16 



Right ascension of the © . . . 5 1 " 37 05 2 



Horary variation in right ascension of the © . . 10 4 

 Proportion of the axes of the earth . . 334 to 333 

 Latitude of Kinderhook — Vertical angle . . . =42° 12 47 



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Relative horary motion between the commencement and conj. in Kinderhook 34 17 52 



the end and conjunction . . . 34 19 62 



1st interior contact and the conjunction. . 34 18 54 



2d interior contact and the conjunction. . 34 18 60 



Apparent obliquity of the ecliptic. . . . . . 23 27 56 



The epoch of the lunar tables I have corrected according to the equations 

 of De Burg, which in 180C. . = 1' 15° 07' 11 4 -f 11" 5 — 1" 4 



Mean anomaly 3 25 37 27 +46 —14 



To calculate the latitude, I have diminished the inclination 

 of the lunar orbit, 6", and have further applied the correc- 

 tion = — 6" sine long. <{ . 



C's Horizontal parallax for Kinderhook =(60' 08" 9—1" 2 on account of the spheroidal 

 f.gure of the earth,) = 60' 10" 1. 



Difference of horizontal parallaxes of the of the © and £ = 60' 02" 6 



June 16, 1806. At Kinderhook ? _ .„ „_ 



south landing, mean time. _) 

 Longitude West of Paris. 5 04 50 



Mean time in Paris. . . 2 54 27 

 Right ascen. of the mid-heaven. 51 34 56 

 Latitudes of the £ by the tables. 24 46 



