SURVEY OF MASSACHUSETTS. vas 
IL. 
1836, July, By 3 chronometers east of Newburyport Church, - ‘ “ 285,19 
66 3 66 66 66 1 - - - 27 .76 
1837, Aug. 4 “ - : e - - - 27 .79 
Mean of 10 chronometers, . - - - - — 27.90 
Longitude of Newburyport, . - - - - — 45.46 
— 1 13.36 
By 10 chronometers compared with the State House, “ — Im 135,19 
10 “ “6 ‘© Newburyport, - - - 13 .36 
Mean of 20 chronometers, - - ‘ “ - —1 13.28 
Or, from Greenwich, - - “ ° - - 443 3.32 
_ Providence, (University Hall, or Old College.) For the Latitude. 
1882, Jan. 42 altitudes of © gave - - - - ~ - 41° 49! 27.4 
March, 37 bu re - - - - - - - 32 .7 
66 32 66 ee “ . * ° - * 82 .4 
66 46 66 6G . « a « oa « « 36 .1 
Nov. 26 “ 167 88 - - - - - - 27 «47 
1836, May, 11 vs « Urse Minoris gave - - - - : 37 3 
“ i a ™ a - . - - 33 3 
‘6 10 “ « Urse Minoris ‘ - - - - - 34 .5 
66 17 6é 66 66 ee « e i * e 35 2 
«“ eet a “ . “ 2 . ; 28 .6 
‘“ 14m “ a “ - . - 87 2 
6é 14 td a Urse Minoris ‘ - - - - - 29 4 
Oct. 10 66 66 66 66 . s a mf ™ 30 .4 
1837, Aug. 12 td - . ' " - - 32 .0 
“6 12 “s o Aquile - - . - - - 32 .6 
234 altitudes of © and Southern Stars, a - - - 31 24 
74 “6 t Northern * - - - - 33 .15 
Mean of 308 observations, - - - - - - 41° 49’ 31.9 
Providence, (University Hall.) For the Longitude. 
1832, March, By 2 chronometers west of the State House, - - - - -+- 1m 228.44 
Novy. 2 6c 66 66 6 G . . = « 22 .50 
1836, May, 4 «“ Sigs le ll Wr noo og ‘ : : 22 .56 
66 4 ‘ce be te ce 66 a . a * 22 .09 
6 4 ‘6 cc “ 66 éc * “4 ‘ es 22 .57 
Oct 4 “ce 66 6 66 66 ™ * rif = 22 .08 
6c 4 66 66 ee 66 66 my - - al 22 +82 
1837, Aug. 4 i i ee A " . _ . - 23 14 
“ 4 66 66 6 6c ce . * . * 23 .31 
Mean of 32 chronometers, - - - - - - 1 225.57 
Il. 
1832, April, By 4 chronometers west of New Bedford Mariners’ Church, - - + 1” 565.24 
1837, Sept. 4 66 ‘“ 7] 66 66 &c te « 56 .77 
| Mean of 8 chronometers, - - - - - +1 56.50 
Add Longitude of New Bedford, - - - : : — 83.31 
i +1 28.19 
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