No. 6.] 
OBSERVATIONS WITH THE SEXTANT. 
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1896 Star Hor. Watch Sextant |/Watch| Hw—W. Remarks 
Peri ae o 4 4“ |hm eS 
July 20 | Sun U. L 11512 | 9652) 0 
52 90 51 0 \ Not good. 
Sun U. L. | Mere.| 12 41 25 | 97 17 40 ||12 35|} + 6 55.5 
43 58 20 10 
45 10 21 40 
46 35 92 40 
47 50 Q4 30 || 12 54 6 56.0 | Ind. corr. + 1! 20", 
Sun U. L. | Mere.| 20 0 39 49 93 45 ||/19 50) + 7 3.5 
DA 97 40 Good. 
3 10 31 25 ||20 10] + 7 4.0 | Ind. corr. + 0! 55". 
July 21 | Sun L. L. | Mere. Noon 54 50 40 Ind. corr. + 1' 30". 
Sun L. L. 5.3 | Midnight | 12 38 50 
July 23 | Sun L. L. 5.38 | 16 15 32 16 14 145 49} — 0 65 
20 13.5 299 1696) — 0 45 
Sun U. L. | Merc.| 18 23 5 44 55 10/18 1;/4+ 0 25 
93 55 58 40 
M42 | 42 2 0/18 86) + O 45 | Ind. corr. + 1/35”. 
Sun L. L. | Mere.| 22 27 50 | 54 47 30 ||214 55) +59 54.5 
July 24 | Sun L. L. | Mere Noon D4 53 40 Ind. corr. + 1/40". 
Sun L. L. |Mere.| 4 37 51.5) 39 26 0|| 417} +60 45 
39 3 21 0 
4 10 16 0} 5 6/460 63 
July 25 | Sun L. L. ? 744 4 15 21 20 | 7 31) — 1 45.5 | [Height of eye ass. 5.3]. 
44. 55 19 50 
45 26 1950) 
46 15 17 30 
46 57 16 20 || 8 7| — 1 43.7 
Sun L. L. 5.38 | Midnight | 11 7 30] 
July 26 | Sun L. L. | Mere. oon 54927 0 Ind. corr. + 1' 30". 
Sun U. L. | Mere.| 17 46 12 38 7 0||1735| — 0 1.5] A different watch. 
47 5 10 50 
47 50 14 10 ||17 54) — O 1.5 | Ind. corr. + 1/ 23". 
July 27 ; Sun L. L. | Mere. Noon 54 7 50 I.C.+ 1/15"; obs. Bent- 
Sun L. L. | [5.3] 610 8 17 56 10 sen. 
10 58 54 20 
11 40 53 0] 6 15] — 0 05 
Sun L. L. 5.3] | Midnight | 10 20 40 Ind. corr. + 1/30”. 
Sun L. L. 4.5] | 18 14 27 19 19 10 ||18 92 0 0.0 
15 56 22, 30 
17 4 9550 
18 0 26 50 
19 0 29 10 
20 7 32 0 Observer Bentsen. 
July 28 | Sun [L. L.] | [45] 0 47 43° | 26 46 30 
48 33 46 0 
49 31 4510 |) 147) =" 0) 15 
Sun L. L. 4.5 Midnight | 10 5 10 Observer Bentsen. 
July 30 | Sun L. L. | Mere Noon 53 3 ca 
Sun [L. L.] | Mere 0 36 45 =| 52 46 30 
38 20 44 30 
39 30 43 30 
4 45 32 20 [ass. + 42']. 
43 20 38 30} 2 5) — 0 10 
July 31 | Sun L. L. | [5.3] Noon 26 28 ca. Bad. 
Sun L. L. 5.3 | 20 19 35 | 92 47 30 
20 16 48 40 
20 58 50 10 
A Sun L. L 15 3D 2 23 
ug. 1 un L. L. 5.3 0 45 30 5 5 
‘i Be 49 30 50 133/40 145 \ Bad. 
Sun U. L. | Mere.| 20 44 48 | 47 27 30 
42 30 29 20 
