SURVEY OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
Gloucester, (First Independent or Universalist Church.) For the Latitude. 
1834, Sept. 12 altitudes of « Ursa Minoris gave - - - - “ 42° 86’ 48'.4 
“6 goon fo) «“ - : : ‘ : 49 .1 
. 4 “ « Urse Minoris “ - - - - - 46 .9 
1835, July, 20 “ “ # wy : - - - - 43 .0 
_ 10, 7° a Aquilae a ‘ : - - 42 .0 
. 8 by ” Ophiuchi e - - - - 44 .2 
as 20 Me # Urse Minoris “. - . : - - 45 .1 
| 66 12 66 6c 6c 6é ~ ” * ie * 41 .3 
| 66 20 66 c 66 6c * ~ . eS a 41 9 
| “ 12 “ @ Aquile mM : : ¢ 4 . 42 .0 
Oct. 4 " 6 Ceti es : . . 43 .0 
ve 12 se « Urse Minoris ‘ - - - - - 45 .4 
66 10 66 6c 66 7] = et z < 46 6 
se 12 oe 6 Orionis & - . “ a - 42 .5 
59 altitudes of © and Southern Stars, - - - - 44 .03 
110 “ “ Northern - - - - 44 32 
Mean of 169 observations, - - - - - 42° 36' 44.2 
Gloucester, (First Independent Church, formerly Dr. Murray’s.) Kor the Longitude. 
1834, Sept. By 4 chronometers east of the State House, - - - - — 1™ 355.68 
1835, July, 4, 66 “6 ‘“ “ 6e . - - - 36 .68 
Aug. 4 66 ‘“ 6“ “ 6 . is “ “ 35 .46 
Oct. 4 66 ee 6 66 &c . « e - 34 .54 
66 4 66 66 6s a 66 < « « « 34 .80 
1836, July, 4 «“ ek ae . : : 35.93 
Aug. 4 66 66 66 66 é6 ¥ * ie Z 34 .90 
Mean of 28 chronometers, - “ é ‘ E — 1™ 355.43 
Il. 
1834, Sept. By 2 chronometers east of Salem Lafayette Hotel, - - - 54°.32 
1835, Aug. 4 «“ «“ « i «“ : : i 54.27 
Oct. 4. 66 6 66 66 66 “ = Pa 54 .67 
66 4 66 be 66 6 66 ae ao . 54 wa 
1836, July, 4 “ «“ “ «“ «“ . : “ 55.06 
oe 4 66 6e 66 66 &e . a BS 54 .89 
Mean of 22 chronometers, * - - - - - —! 6a 
Or, adding the longitude of Salem Lafayette Hotel, - - — 40.59 
— 1™ 35.16 
Ill. 
1834, Sept. By 2 chronometers east of Newburyport Harris Street Church,  - - 493,91 
1835, Oct. 4 66 6é 66 66 ee ee - 49 55 
1836, July, 4 . a" : . . sas - - 50 .34 
Mean of 10 chronometers, - - - - - = 0 BA 
Or, adding the longitude of Newburyport, —- - - - — 45.46 
— 1™ 359.40 
By 28 chronometers compared with the State House, - " —— 1™ 36°.43 
23 ‘ “ « Salem, . - - . 35 .16 
10 ey 0 ‘© Newburyport,  - “ : 35 .40 
Mean by 60 chronometers from State House, —- - . ° — 1 35°,33 
‘6 “ 66 ‘© Greenwich, - - m 4442 41 27 
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