No. 6.] SLEDGE-EXPEDITION. OBSERVATIONS 1895. 119 
1895 Bar. Temp. | Eye Sextant Ind. N. Lat. 
mm 
May 27 752.6 82 30 
May 30 746 82 21.5 
For the observation of May 27, the observer makes the remark that the latitude was 
perhaps a minute or two smaller, as he did not wait for the declining. 
1895, June 4. Bar. 754 mm, Temp. — 3°C., 
The following observations with the altazimuth were taken during a week’s stay at the 
some place, while making the kayaks ready for sea. 
Horizontal point of the vertical circle about 89° 53’. 
Watch I | Vert. Cirele|| LT—I SF ad Wali 
5 | dy 5 dh 
hens ° ; | ih A OS 
5 3 14 111 587 
13 59 | Sun L.L. | 67 26 0 58 51 | —0.008 | + 0.497 
poe £3 223 | 0 50 10 | +0027 | 40.498 
10 16 112 38 | 0 59 6 | +0054 | +0.500 
N 59 59 N. Lat. 
ear | ; 
noon Sun L. L. 119 46 | 82°17'8 
119 44.5 
60 1.5 = 
It has been assumed that the mean of the first two altitudes of the last series may be 
considered as the meridian altitude. 
The mean result of the morning observations is 
LT—I = 0b 59m Qs and E. Long. = 4b 25m 20s — J= 66° 20' — J. 
1895, June 14. Bar. 743 mm, Therm. — 0°2 C. Hor. Point = 89° 52'+ a, LT—-I = 
0b 49m + 3 0, 
| 
Watch I Vert. Circle |) N. Lat. 
hm s ° ‘ ° ‘ 
0 2 48 Sun L. L. 120 20 82 24.8 + 1.022 x — 0.0280 In all observa- 
11 45 120 15 82 25.7 + 1.032 2 — 0.0340 tions the Sun’s 
31 43 59 44 82 29.8 — 1.062 « — 0.0470 limb was not 
an 59 49 82 32.4 — 1.068 x — 0.049 9 sharp. 
38 26 59 50 | 82 31.0 — 1.074 « — 0.052 0 
The mean of the first two combined with the mean of the last three give: 
Watch I 0b 21m p.m., y = 82° 28416 — 0.018 « — 0.040 0. 
a is about 2‘ and @ may be determined by the following observations, which were taken 
about an hour after the departure from the former place, but only with very slow progress on 
the difficult ice. Assumed Lat. 82° 28’, 
