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MR. RUMKER'S observations 



Microraetrical Mensurations during the Solar Eclipse's Transit of ^ &c. &c. 

 Eclipse of the Sun observed August 16, 1822, at Paramatta. 



Beginnings 14 fO 1 g.^^^^^j ^.^^_ 



End 



7 47 54 



.sV 



Measurement of the Difference Dd 

 of Declination between the Sun's 

 and Moon's Southern Limbs. 



Sidereal Time. 



m 



2 



4 



4 



5 



6 



6 



7 



7 



8 



9 



10 



10 



11 



12 



12 



13 



14 



15 



15 



16 



17 



18 



18 



19 



20 



20 



21 



22 



53 



9 

 50 

 23 

 2 



45 

 14 

 47 

 25 



6 

 11 

 54 

 31 

 15 

 49 

 34 

 31 

 14.0 

 51 

 42 

 31 

 9 



52 

 27 

 1 



56 

 46 

 14.0 



Dd. 



13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 12 



39.6 

 25.2 

 15.5 



6.4 



6.4 

 56.5 

 49.3 

 12 43.4 

 12 42.8 

 25.8 

 18.0 



8.2 

 58.4 

 46.7 

 45.5 

 31.6 

 23.8 

 14.0 

 13.4 



1.0 

 49.9 

 42.6 

 29.9 

 29.6 

 18.7 

 13.3 



5.4 

 55 



12 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 9 



Measurement of the Chords. 



Sidereal Time. 



m s 



6 40 



7 46 



8 21 



9 9 



10 4 



11 1 



12 1 



13 55 



14 58 



15 38 



17 20 



18 16 



18 53 



19 46 



20 16 



44 39 



Chord. 



25 57 

 25 46 

 25 37 



25 

 25 



17 

 10 



24 54 

 24 35 

 24 17 

 23 55 

 23 36 

 22 58 

 22 46 

 22 33 

 22 22 

 22 11 

 22 

 21 43 

 21 30 

 21 10 

 20 25 

 19 59 

 19 45 

 19 25 

 19 15 

 18 40 

 18 19 

 17 54 

 17 29 

 16 58 

 l6 34 

 15 55 

 15 24.5 

 14 15.5 

 13 47.5 

 13 18 

 12 55 

 12 16.7 

 45.3 

 10.1 

 10 33.5 

 10 4.8 

 9 26.2 

 8 54.2 

 8 0.7 



11 

 11 



This echpse will have been total at Cape"! lat 15 27 S. 



Bedford in /and long. 145 30 E, 



