344 Mr. Paine’s Observations of Latitudes and Longitudes. 
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Longitude of Philadelphia, as above . : 6 - 5 0 43.0 
Longitude of Brooklyn : F ' - ; 4 55 58.5 
By two observations on the eclipse of Feb. 12,1831, . 4 55 57.2 
At Providence, at the Old College, Brown University. 
For the Latitude. 
1832, Jan. 14th, Observed 47 altitudes of the Sun upon or near the 
meridian ; resulting latitudes, 
419-49 26:0; 20.1”; 20.4”; 26.9”; 23.3%; 23.6”; 29.3”; 35.1” 
34.1; 34.7; 28.1; 3846; 31.4; 27.4; 263; 35.0 
34.6 35.0; <Bdi5 0087.75) 36.05), 181.25) 27:5; 28:5 
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23.1; 30.3; 28.0; 26.0; 23.5; 20.2; 189; 31.4 
19.4; 25.2; 214; 28.4; 28.5; 271; 19.2. 
Mean of the 47 observations : : : ; ; 41° 49’ 25.0” 
For the Longitude. 
Chronometer fast of mean time at the College, Jan. 13, 1832, 0 "2 1.3 
Chronometer fast of the transit clock at Brooklyn, same day, 0 12 15.5 
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Difference of meridians : ; : : : : ‘ 1014.2 
Longitude of Brooklyn, as above, . 5 A A ‘ 4 55 58.5 
Longitude of the Old College, Providence, . - 5 4 45 44.3 
Qdly. Chron. fast of mean time, at Providence, Jan. 16th, 0 2 10.6 
Chronometer fast of mean time at Boston, the same afternoon 0 0 41.6 
Difference of meridians. P : : i , oi Oey 129.0 
Longitude of the State-house in Boston i , i 4 44 16.6 
Longitude of the Old College, Providence, Swit - 4 45 45.6 
By observations on the eclipse of Feb. 12,1881," . ; 4 “45° 43.7 
The mean of the three is 5 ’ P : ; 4 45 44.5 
