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Mean of 27 chronometers compared with Northampton, “ - + 6™ 65.66 | 
12 “ i ‘¢ State House, - - 6.388 
12 ibs . ‘Worcester, - - 6.49 
Mean of 51 chronometers, . . - - - “ee. 6 55 
Or, from Greenwich, - - - - “ - 450 23.15 
Taunton, (Trinitarian Congregational Church.) For the Latitude. 
1833, March, 12 altitudes of © gave - - - . - “ 41° 64’ 9.0 
66 12 66 66 66 . rs a» * * . 9 8 
Aug. Te . . - . . . 8 .0 
1834, Oct. 12 a « Urse Minoris gave - . . - - 5.7 
“ 10 « 6 Ceti @. 6 . . . - 8 .0 
“ 11 sé « Urse Minoris. * - ” ° “ - 5 .3 
6 9 66 © os « ° - ~ 8 .6 
1835, Sept. ig. a Urs Minoris. * - - - - - 10 .2 
| rn 6 6 6 Ceti 6c a " - ‘ ~ 9 .8 
66 10 ss o Urse Minoris. « - - - . ” 9.4 : 
| 66 8 6s 6 Ceti ee - ” - i o.3 i 
¢ 10 6 a Urse Minoris~ *€ - - - - - 9 4 
| « 9. OS Woe . . . . 8 .5 
ts 10 se « Urse Minoris. ‘ - ° - ‘ “ 6.7 
4 14 « ~ ~=B Ouionis 6a ie ° - - - 78 | 
4 ss « Urse Minoris. « - « “ « . 5 .6 
1837, Sept. 8 tt B Coti . ao “ . . - 9 9 
‘9 8 “ oa Urse Minoris ‘ - - - - - 8 .0 
98 altitudes of © and Southern Stars, + “ - - 8.79 i 
83 a“ Ly Northern *“ - “ - . 7 .85 
Mean of 181 observations, - - “ - - 41°64 8”.3 
Taunton, (Trinitarian Congregational Church, nearly opposite the County House.) For the Longitude. 
1833, March, By 2 chronometers west of State House, - “ - . 75.93 
Aug. 2 ‘6 6“ 6 66 - “ - - 7.73 
1834, Oct. 2 66 “6 “ 6 “ « . 8.15 
1835, Sept, 4 66 6 3 6 . - . . 7 44 
‘ 4 6c és ‘ce 6 : . . » 8 .34 i 
1837, Sept. 4 “ & “ “6 - . “ < 7.69 
Mean of 18 chronometers, = > . - ~ - 7.84 a 
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1833, March, By 2 chronometers west of New Bedford Mariners’ Church, . 418,20 
Aug. 2 66 66 66 66 6c a 40 .83 
1834, Oct. 2 66 66 66 66 66 w= a 4] .87 
1835, Sept. 4 “ “ “ “ “ _ “ 40.77 
6 4 ‘ “ & “ 6 - . 40 .26 i 
1887, « 4 6 6s & ‘ g . 41 .15 | 
Mean of 18 chronometers, - - « “ - +. 40.67 i 
Longitude of New Bedford, - - - - - =~ i 
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