60 
1828 and 1829, 
1833, April, 
66 
September, 
1834, March, 
May, 
June, 
May, 
June, 
1837, October, 
November, 
66 
December, 
Boston, (State House.) or the Latitude. 
194 altitudes of © gave 
ee. 
Hi 
oo 
16° * 
m ° 6 
8 66 
ee. 
“3 
6 66 
ak 
ss 
10 « 
8 6 
4 « 
2 66 
" “ 
10 66 
16 = 
2 66 
12 66 
10 66 
19 66 
2 66 
15 6 
20 66 
12 66 
16 66 
16 66 
13 = 
12 dg 
5 6 
4 66 
12 & 
13 66 
10 66 
12 66 
66 66 
a Urse Minoris gave 
6é 66 
a Mm 
46 
ee 
a Urse Minoris 
“6 66 
B Ceti 
o« Urse Minoris 
66 6 
B Ceti 
66 
oa Urse Minoris 
B Ceti 
o Urse Minoris 
© 
B Ceti 
o Urse Minoris 
P Orionis 
a Urse Minoris 
B Ceti 
@ 
a Urse Minoris 
66 66 
p Orionis 
B Ceti 
oa Urse Minoris 
66 66 
PB Orionis 
6 66 
o Urse Minoris 
. 
66 
66 
431 altitudes of © and Southern Stars, 
205 “ 
“6 Northern 
Mean of 636 observations, 
Boston, (State House.) For the Longitude. 
Several years since, the longitude of the State House was deduced by Dr. Bowditch 
from observations made in its vicinity, on the following phenomena; namely,— 
66 
The Transit of ¥, Nov. 5th, 1743, gave 
Eclipse ** ©, Aug. 5th, 1766, 
Transit “ 9, June 3d, 
©, June 24th, 1778, 
“April 3d, 
Eclipse * 
66 os 
66 66 
1769, 
1791, 
June 16th, 1806, 
Mean Longitude from these six observations, 
. 
SURVEY OF MASSACHUSETTS. 
42° 21' 21.7 
24.7 
23 .9 
19 .9 
24 .6 
23 .2 
26 5 
24 8 
24 5 
23 .4 
26 4 
24 9 
26 4 
25 3 
21.9 
20 .5 
21 7 
24 5 
22 .4 
20 .8 
20 .2 
20 .9 
20 .3 
21.1 
24 6 
24 .8 
25 .5 
19 .1 
18 .9 
19 .5 
24 .6 
20 .B 
23 .B 
24 .0 
23 .2 
26 .2 
24 .B 
21.1 
22 .24 
23 .36 
. 42° 21’ 22".7 
4h 44m 195,2 
17 .5 
18 0 
14.9 
18 .0 
11.8 
4h 44™ 165.6 
