No. 6.| SLEDGE-EXPEDITION. OBSERVATIONS 1895. 125 
1895, August 28. At the place that was chosen for winter quarters. 
Bar. 742.7 mm, Temp. — 1°.0 C, Ind. corr. + 6% 
Watch I | Eye | Sextant 
hm s feet ae The two sets combined give: 
8 36 34 4 Sun L. L. 18 i1 
8 4 40 18 8 Nee ater S etree 
8 49 50 18 6 
and for Watch I 8b 44m, LT —I = 3h 49m 37s, 
1 25 55 7 11 20 
1 98 34 11 13.5 || E. Long. = 3b 43m 10s — 4 = 55° 47'— 4, 
1895, August 30. Same place. Bar. 742 mm, Temp. — 2° C., height of eye 6 feet. 
Meridian altitude Sun L. L. Sextant 17° 30’; Ind. corr. + 6% 
Result: N. Lat. 81° 17/3. 
Though the two determinations of latitude of August 28 and 30 accord well, it must be 
remarked that a series of altitudes taken the next year with the altazimuth on the same place, 
gives the latitude nearly 5‘ smaller, which can only be explained by an elevation of the apparent 
horizon on Aug. 28 and 30, similar to that found during the spring of the same year. As- 
suming a correction of + 5‘ for both sets of altitudes of August 28, the result will be for 
the Winter Hut: 
N. Lat. 81° 13’. 
and LT—I = 3h 40m 47s, E. Long. = 3h 41m 20s — 4 = 55° 20' — 4. 
Observations taken at the Winter Hut. 
Comparisons between the watches I and II. 
Rel. | Rel 
1896 I I-1l rate | 1896 I I-Il seis 
7 = = 
h m hm is Sim| h m hemes s 
April 18 | 10 15 pm | 0 3 58 | May 3 | 10 37 pm | 1 51 36 : 
pm 19. | 9 43 atts |b 5 | 4 40 am See aur 
20 | 10 54 ” 4 39 rt | 6| 5 12 ” 52 31 33 
22 | 0 28am 4 57 on Te aR 52 58 7 
93 | 0 14 ” 5 7B 8 | 1 23 pm 53 30 oh 
Ww) 3 4 ” 5 53 a3 9 | 10 56 ” 8 39 
5 | 7% ” 6 20 30 114] 7 2 am 54 33 31 
96 | 10 14 ” 6 42 | 12| 0 5 pm 55 10 a 
II stopped Mean} + 21.9 13 Se20le 55 37 18 
14 | 10 46 ” 55 57 ‘iE 
April 27 | 7 15 pm| 1 49 23 oA 159 |\eltee 49022 56 13 4A 
99 | 2 28 am 49 5A | oi 17 | 3 2% am 56 30 ae 
30 33 50 17 6 1S lo G Wi 56 57 16 
May 1 | 5 383 [am] 50 34 18 19 3 aly 1 57 11 
11 20 am 50 57 6 Mean |} + 21.8 
