158 Miscellanies. 
t. 21, 18388.—The Committee on the solar eclipse of the 18th of 
eptember, made a report in part, comprising the observations made at 
Philadelphia, the principal results of which are as follows :* 
obse: made at Philadelphia are fifteen in number. A list 
of observers, &c. is given in the following table. The correc- 
tion in the third column is to be added algebraically to the latitude of the 
place of observation, to obtain that of the State House, +39° 56’ 58”. 
The correction in the fourth column is likewise to be added to the local _ 
longitude in time, to obtain that of the State House, + 5h. Om. 39.28. — 
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No. OBSERVERS. Se | S25 = cs Tloscaye. Description. | ¢ | 52 
233) 323 (37 2 (ae 
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ge Ed. Boros i rr eeeh Oo orga 28 Uuseowaes Spy-glass jemoked eS 
m. Penn resson —i1. 20} 2. one red, 
3. |Prof. W.R. Johnson|— 1.8) “5.20 3.5 | Dollond me "ee 00 
4. George M. Justice |—10.0| “2.96 2.5} Jones oe « | 80 
5. |E. O. Kendall . . . |—10.0} “2.86 2.5| Pléssl Dialytie | green | 50 
6. Joseph Knox . . . |—21.0|-++1.39 3.5 | Dollond. /Achromatic| red. | 80 
7. |Isaiah Luke -|— 9.0|—0.86 1.8} Plossl. ialytic {ye pore 20 
& - ome M’ Bue c abe oe = “3 Dollond. |Achromatic| red ae 
- Prof. Roswell Park |— 6. 30) ‘ - regor “ 
10. |Dr. R. M. Patterson|— 1.1] “1.20 5.0 és Equatorial ‘1100 
11. H iggs |-+ 0.4) “ 2.33 3.5 «ce Achromatie} © | 50 
12, Samuel Sellers . . |— 7.5) 0.05 2.5| Jones. me a ee 
ae. ea 8 ae ste 4 226 a5) 2 Dollond. é = ee 
ears C. - |— 10.0) 2.86, 5.0| Tulle 4 e 
| 15, |William Young . . |-+-21.0|-+1.39 7.0 ‘Holcomb. Herschelian| “ {200 
o Phases Observed, in Mean Times of the Places of Observation. 
a ok Be) Gey D. coe rate ee ; NT 0. | tea 
No. ge h mh mh if pie aA mih phere Lye a hm\hm 
: 313 Biya ste esta a Be 514 351 4 411 5 45 | 5 45 | 5 45 
s s 
See 3.9 3.4 
a Poe ~7. = * 
3 | 10.7 > 10.5, s 155 5 5 0 42 22 
4| 74 63128} (273 ; 11.3 
5 | 83 10.9} (28.4 
5 | 12.8 ro¥ 
: (21.7 a 
3 | 13.0 18.1} [29.1 aia 13.2 ‘ 
ie oe ob [19.1 29.1 8 #2 
| 73 [02 9363 Bt tebe vans ex Big 
18 | 60 16.0 at 116.0 | 
7 ‘e s | 
141 5.6 (36.71 —{15.6123.0/98.0 00.5'37.0'480' | 100 | 13.0-| 160 
Bana 12.9 |__/38.9 aoe 
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