AT SANTIAGO DE CHILE. 



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a Wry much Mimed and unsteady. 



Remarks. 



b Too tremulous to be valuable. 



Results. 



Mean .... Two transits . 



h. m. 

 Correction for chronometer at !i . 



li. m. s. 

 1 31.54 



4 19.87 



m. -. 

 10.74 



Rev. 

 + 1.7U7 



Santiago sid. time N. P. 



. = 35.03 



h. m. >. 



23 57 11.67 



h. m. 

 9 



0.03 



Remarks. 



The night lia> been remarkably clear; but, owing to an unprecedented storm of rain, accompanied nilli thunder anil lightning from 4 A. M. until 

 lli i. ., lucre i> so much moisture in the air thai bo'.h objects arc blazing and unsteady. The measure* are therefore only fair. 



a Measure* by daylight. 



' I. .imp not wnil. ing well. 



