AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



251 



Remarks. 



a Very much blurred and unsteady. b Too tremulous to be valuable. 



Results. 



h. in. s. 

 Mean .... Two transits . . . 1 31.54 



li. m. m. s. 



Correction for chronometer at 2 ... 419.87 



Ii. m. 

 ApatO 2 . . . 



m. s. Rev. 



9 10.74 . - . . + 1.797 



Santiago sid. time N. P. 



/ ii 

 . =0 35.02 



h. m. s. 

 23 57 11.67 



0.03 



Remarks, 



The night has been remarkably clear; but, owing to an unprecedented storm of rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning from 4 A. M. until 

 Hi A. M., there is so much moisture in the air that boih objects are blazing and unsteady. The measures are therefore only fair, 

 a Measures by daylight. * Lamps r.ot working well. 



