( 440 ) 



Tlie two corrected results iv^vcv iiearlv exaellv. while alsu the 

 mean of the iiiieorreeted results — 5^4' 40". 1 (litters oulv x'erv little 

 from them. 



I therefore ae('C|)t : 



T. a t i t 11 (I c o f Al A Y 1 1. 1 (f = — 5^ 4' 40". 



7. Di'lj^nninatioii of fJn' /o/tj/if/i'/c 'I'he lime-determination of 

 May 3 was made Ity the ohserxation of Sii'ius in the West, that of 

 AJav 7 l)_v the obser\ali()n of Sirius in iIk^ Wesi and of (( \ iru-inis 

 in the East. Unfortunately in the ()hser\ati(ni of Alay 3 oiu^ of the 

 level readings is uncertain. 



The reduction hy means of the final valiu^ for the latitude, 

 correcting the circde readinu's tor dixision crriu' aud Ihwure. gave 

 tiie following corrections of ihe (dirojKtineler f<> the mciiii tinn' of 

 Mill/Hi : 



('hronom. corr. D. \\. 



May 3 8''4 + 1'' 2'" 23^:31 



„ 7 G.5 -f 1''2"'•2S^22 -f 1^22 



28.00 

 Alean + 1 2 28.11 



For the correction fa tin' mi'dn fini<' of ( Inlotnuio I (»l>laine<l 

 before and after the tra\'el to Mayili: 



('hronom. cori'. J). W. 

 .April 30 8'' 3 -^ l'()"> 58^72 



May 12 8. 4 J 12.58 



If tVom tiieso results we inlerpolate the corrections for the iiisiants 

 of Ihe time-determinations at .Mayili and compare them with those 

 deleruiiiied there we tind : 



Miillili l-jisl of i'liilodiKjo May 3 1"'21\13 



, 7 21. 3<). 



The tinie-d(Merunnation of .May 3 is. as said hefore, somewhat 

 nncertain, yet on the other hand it seems Ueller noi lo rrjecl il 

 altogether, as owing to the two traxels and lo the fact thai llie 

 temperature at Alayili was hiuher Ity 1 or 2 degrees than that at 

 ('hiloango we may not a priori count on the constancy of the rate 

 between A[tril 30 and May 12. 



The two results do not differ much aud 1 adopt : 



Mayi!,i Kast of Cnii,oA.N(i() J'"2U.3 



LONCilTlUK I'KO.M liUKKXWlCH 41)'" 53\G. 



