174 ASTRONOMICAL and 



^1 Equal altitudes if the Sun. 



^^"■' A. M. 9" 37' 57". P. M. 2" 18' 54" 



The obferved times, and diilances of the O's and 3)'s neareft limbs. 



Diftances. 



Error of the Sextant c'' 



Means ■ 2 35 53 98 12 14 



^th. Obferved zenith diftance of /3 Taurl . 3 757 s. 

 do. . . . Caflor . o 45 ^^ n. 



do. . . . Pollux . 3 2 58 !>. 



gfj-j Equal altitudes of the Sun. 



A.M. 9'' 23' 42'. P.M. 2'' 31' 26". 



Obferved zcnidi diftance of j8 Taurl .3 S o s. 

 do. . . . Caftor . o 45 56 n. 



do. . . . Pollux .3 2 56 



9th. Turned the face of the fedor weft. 



o ' /) 



Obferved zenith diftailce of Pollux .340s. 



lOth. do. . . Caftor . o 44 55 n. 



do. . . . Pollux . 3 3 59 s. 



nth, 1 2th, and 13th. Cloudy with conftant, but 

 not heavy thunder. 



14th. Cleared off very early In the morning with 

 a violent gale of wind which blew down a 

 number of the tents, and pufhed in the fide 

 of the one we ufed for the obfervatory 

 againft the clock, where it refted till the gale 

 was over, which did not exceed 15 minutes. 



E^ual 



