NO. 6.] 



SLEDGE EXPEDITION. OBSERVATIONS 18%. 



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1S96, June 27. Bar. 743.9 mm, Temp. - 0.2. Hor. Point = 89 52' + x, LT-I 

 3h 5Qm + ^ 6*. 



x may be neglected, but both the preceding and following observations seem to indicate 

 that LT-I was about 3> 57" (neglecting the drift) or about 100'; the result is then: 



N. Lat. 



1'. 



1895, July 1. Bar. 747 mm, Temp. + 0.5; height of eye 15 feet. 



1895, July 20. Bar. 750.7 mm, Temp. + 1.8. Height of eye 15 feet, Ind. corr. 0. 



The latitude following from the meridian altitudes of this and the preceding day is 82 7' 

 which was adopted. The mean result of the three altitudes is 



Watch I 3l> 24> am, LT-I = 4h 19m 35s and E. Long. = 4l 12" 179 _ j 53 4- _ 4. 



The drift in longitude during the long stay in the "Camp of Longing", appears to have 

 been small. 



From July 22 the travellers were struggling towards land, which first became visible on July 23 

 in S 10 W by compass, but after some days of tolerable progress, which brought new land into 



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