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TRANSIT OF VENUS, 1874. RODRIGUEZ. HERMITAGE ISLAND. 



accuracy of the observations for local time made on the islet. The adopted 

 Longitude of the Hermitage Station is 4 h . 13 m . 46 S> 1 E. 



The details of observations on December 7, 8, and 9 only have been 

 selected for publication. 



EQUAL DOUBLE- ALTITUDES of the SUN observed with a SEXTANT at HERMITAGE 

 ISLAND, RODRIGUEZ, and INFERRED ERROR of the POCKET CHRONOMETER 

 PARKINSON and FRODSHAM No. 4530. 



[The approximate Index Correction to Sextant Reading was found to be 2'. 5o", 

 and the Collimation adjustment was satisfactory.] 



