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1832, April, By 4 chronometers east of the Mariners’ Church, in New Bedford, — 2m 285.44 
Longitude of New Bedford, - . . - «om $9.81 
Longitude of Barnstable, - - - - - —3 1.75 
By 31 chronometers compared with the State House,  - - - 3m 28,28 
24 “ “ ‘© Plymouth, - - - 2 .20 
4 6 6 “© New Bedford, - - - 1.75 
Mean of 59 chronometers, - “ - - - — 8 2.20 
Or, from Greenwich, - - - - - - 441 14.40 
Bristol, R. I., (Episcopal Church.) For the Latitude. 
1832, March, 44 altitudes of © gave - - - - - - - 41° 40’ 1". 0 
1837, August, 2 6 Ceti gave - - - - - - - 3.6 
Ls 8 a a Urse Minoris gave - - - - - 4.9 
Sept. 12 66 66 6c 66 is 2 . . . z 3.0 
“ 12. «6 a Aquile " - - - : “ 5.9 
58 altitudes of © and Southern Stars, - - - - - 2 .10 
20 “ es Northern ¢€ - - - - 3.76 
Mean of '78 observations, - - - - - - 41° 40' 2”. 9 
Bristol, R, L.,(Episcopal Church.) For the Longitude. 
1832, April, By 4 chronometers east of Providence University Hall, - - : 29°65 
1837, August, 4 ¥ « 6 “ sf - - - 30 .77 
Mean of 8 chronometers, S - - - - - an! 96 21 
Longitude of Providence, - - - - - «+ +1 22.60 
Longitude of Bristol, - - - - * - +0 52.89 
Il. 
1832, April, By 4 chronometers west of New Bedford,  - - . - - Im 265,59 
1837, Sept, 4 “ a “ 6 . . m ‘ * 26.01 
Mean of 8 chronometers, - ' - “ - - +1 26.30 
Longitude of New Bedford, : - - - - — 383.31 
Longitude of Bristol, - - . - * = - de 52 .99 
By 8 chronometers compared with Providence University Hall - - + 0™ 528.39 
8 6s “ «© New Bedford Mariners’ Church, - 0 52.99 
Mean of 16 chronometers, - - - - - - +0 52.69 
Or, from Greenwich,  - - - - ~ - - 445 9.29 
Cambridge, the First Congregational Church, (Mr. Newell’s.) For the Latitude. 
1835, May, 11 altitudes of « Urs Minoris gave - - - - : 42° 29’ 19”. 
c 21 66 a mY 66 ‘ * * . - - 19°.8 
“ 16 : a Urse Minoris ‘€ - - - - - 22 1 
6 17 66 66 66 “ec * Ps * « * - 19 A] 
66 10 66 6 6 66 . . = ‘ « 18 .4 
6“ 22 ‘“ a mH ee . . se - a - i 7 
4s 20 by a Urse Minoris * . . . - - 21 .4 
66 12 és a my “ e . a - “ - Z1 8 
e 10 “ « Urse Minoris * - : ” : 18 9 
