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APPENDIX. 



Obfervations for finding the Longitude by the Time-keepers. 



July 12, P.M. 



Collection for Error of Sextant, — 4' 30" 



Alt. of the 

 Sun's lower 

 Limb. 



16 

 16 

 16 



>5 



S 



3 



2 



59 



Alt. of the 



Siui's 



Ctnuer. 



16 

 16 

 16 

 16 



9'io 

 7 10 

 6 25 

 3 10 



Apparent 

 Time. 



8159 

 8 16 8 

 8 16 30 

 8 19 3 



Mean 

 53' 3S" 



Lat. 

 Decl. 

 Eq. Time 



£0° 



2« 5: 



At 12'' by the Watch, mean Time at the Ship, 12 53 38 . 



At Greenwich, by the Watch, 



Difference of Meridians, 

 Longitude of the Ship, 



12 53 sS . 



5+9 



12 is 



12 10 I by Arnold, 11 56 25 by Kendal, 12 2 45 



o 43 37 

 10° 54' is^E 



o 57 '3 

 14° lb' 15" 



o 50 5: 

 1 2° 43' 15" 



On Shore on an Illand near Vogel Sang, Latitude 79° 50' 



Correiftion for Error of the .^ftronomical Quadrant, -f 7" 



Day of 



the 

 Month. 



July 15 

 P.M. 



A.M. 



16 P.M. 



17 P.M. 



18 A. M. 



Time by 



the 

 Watch. 



30 53 

 32 57 

 34 22 

 9 5° 

 55 2; 

 59 o 

 3' 45 



Alt. of the 

 Sun'i lower 

 Limb. 



2J 21 50 



25 17 o 

 z; 13 20 



'5 39 47 



18 ^5 12 



18 46 10 



19 46 40 

 13 9 :o 



Alt. of the 



Sun's 



Center. 



25 35 29 

 2; 30 39 

 25 26 59 



19 8 8 

 18 59 6 



'9 59 43 

 13 20 o 



Apparent 

 Time. 



16 31 



18 23 



19 52 



54 59 



41 I 



44 25 



17 17 



52 53 



Means. 



Co. Decl. 



Ui o 



51 5; 



O / 



68 33 



63 37 39 

 68 43 44 



68 54 

 68 55 



luly 16, at 12*^ by the Watch, mean Time 1 



u ^,^ J [12CI0... .1200. ...12510 



at the Illand, J ^ -> ^ 



At Greenwich, by the Watch, 1; 10 50 by Arnold, 11 55 20 by Kendal, 12 2 34 



Difference of Meridians, 

 Longitude of the Iflaiid, 



o 40 10 



jo" 2' 30" E 



o ^5 40 



13° 55'°" 



o 48 26 

 12'^ 6' ?o" 



Obfervations 



