AT THE OBSERVATORY AT PARAMATTA. 



1 . Latitude by Repetitions on Circumpolar Stars in their upper and lower 



Culminations. 



Superiol" Culmination of (3 Argus. 



Day of the 

 Month. 



1823. 



Sept. 1 



3 



6 



5 



12 



14 



14 



16 



16 



17 



18 

 18 

 19 



22 

 22 



23 

 24 

 25 

 26 



Observed Zen. 

 Distances or 

 Simple Arc. 



35 



28.3 



33.4 



35.0 



13.55 



20.2 



49.0 



47.5 



13.9 



13.6 



17.6 



13 

 17 

 13 

 10 



18 



42.9 

 40.7 

 18.6 

 30.0 

 19.7 



13 26.3 

 18 23.0 



14 55.5 



15 21.0 



Barom. 



inches. 

 29.89 

 29.80 

 29.56 



30.03 



29.38 



29.87 

 29.92 



29.84 



29.56 



29.57 



29.60 

 29.82 

 29.91 

 29.77 



Therm. 

 Fahr. 



60 

 64 



67 



58 

 63 



64 



54.3 

 57.0 



59.7 



70.5 

 65 



62 

 70 

 65.5 

 61.5 



Refraction, 



40.2 

 39.6 

 39.4 

 39.1 

 41.6 

 39.2 



40.0 

 40.1 

 40.5 



40.0 

 40.0 



38.7 

 39.2 

 39.4 



Re<l° to the 

 Meridian. 



66.9 

 2.85 

 5.3 

 50.5 

 58.5 

 22.9 

 24.0 

 46.0 

 43.5 

 57.15 



16.7 

 20.4 

 56.6 



2.46 

 56.5 



39.6 

 39.3 

 39.8 

 40.0 



3 55.1 



9 9.9 



5 24.2 



-5 58.0 



Mean corresponding to September 16 (True Declin. 68° 59' 2".22) 



True Meridian 

 Zenith Distance. 



35 10 11.6 



„ „ 10.2 



» » 9.1 



» » 2.1 



» » 3.3 



j> )j 5.0 



>» » 2.7 



„ „ 8.0 



„ „ 10.2 



,, » 1.03 



6.2 

 0.7 

 0.77 

 6.76 



2.58 



9 

 10 



10.8 



52.4 



11.0 



3.0 



35 10 4.88 



Inferior Culmination of |3 Argais. 



Sept. 16 



21 



23 

 23 

 24 



77 



59.9 



27.8 

 29.6 

 58.8 

 32.5 



Inches. 



29.89 

 29.39 

 29.72 



29.92 



43 

 57 

 59.8 



50 



12.0 



59.7 



2.6 



0.2 



7.9 



+ 1 



4 



7 

 + 4 



44.1 

 32.9 



28.8 



0.1 



14.5 



Mean of the inferior passages corresponding to September 21 .... 



Mean of the superior passages reduced for Aberration, Nutation, 



and Precession, September 21 



Latitude by upper and lower culmination of /3 Argus 



77 



11 



12 

 12 

 11 

 11 



65.8 



0.4 



1.0 



59.1 



54.9 



77 11 58.2 

 35 10 04.33 



33 48 58.73 



The inferior culminations were here unavoidably interrupted on account 

 of the comet in Ophiucho. The repetitions on |3 Argus in the star's superior 

 passage were observed in the day-time. 



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