CORRECTIONS OF &C. 361 



NOTE II. 



The longitude of Natchez Cpage 159) west of Greenwich. . 6 05 54 



By page 297 west of Paris 6' 1 15' 01" or west of Greenwich. . 6 05 40 



Correction of the longitudes in page 159 — 00 14 



All the longitudes being transferred from that of Natchez 

 by chronometers, there must therefore be subtracted from each 

 14" of time. 



NOTE III. 



Longitude of La Guira east of Natchez, by correspondent, 

 observations of eclipses of the satellites of Jupiter. 



b ' « 



See the observations of Mr. Ellicott Vol. V. page 189. 1 38 07 

 Natchez west of Paris, page 297 6 15 01 



4 36 54 

 Greenwich west of Paris ...... 9 21 



La Guira west of Paris 4 27 33 



And reduced to Greenwich. . . . 66°53 15 



In page 162. ...••• 

 From that of La Guira subtract 6' 53" of degree 



NOTE IV 



, n „ > Correction = — 6'53' 

 In page 162 W I) »J 



To all the longitudes which follow from C. Bueno to Campe- 

 che, pages 163 and 164, add 5' 35" of degree, on account of 

 their having been transferred from Havanna, by chronometers; 

 in consequence of the results of the observations, from page 

 3f5 to page 357. 



NOTE V. 



The longitude of Veracruz, page 160, found by the occul- 

 tation of o Sagittarius was 6 h 33' 4'2",8. I have compared the 

 corresponding observations with the new tables, and have also 

 determined the position of the star from the best catalogues. 

 The result gives, — 



Longitude of Veracruz- 6 h 33' 52'',3 west of Paris, which 



Reduced to Greenwich is, 96° 07 50) „ .. . „, „»„ 



t i£A oc i\a tin c" Correction=+o 30 



In page 164. . . . 96 04 203 ' 



Hence to all the longitudes from Veracruz to the Bay (which 

 should be called the shoals) of Gallega, page 164, add 3' 30" 

 of a degree, they having been transferred from Veracruz by 

 triangles. 



