LATITUDE. 



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TABLE XIIL 



Results f 01' latitude of Eagle Pass, from observations made vAtli sextant, hy Lieut, Michler, in 1852. 





AUGUST 19. 







AUGUST 20. 





Polaria. 



c Si^ittai 



1 



rii. 



1 



Polaris. 



1 



1 



t Sagittarii. 





• r ft 

 28 48 17.6 



S8 48 41.9 



28 48 31.1 



28 48 31.8 





o t If 



^ :>o 57.9 

 26 56 14,7 



26 56 05.4 

 26 56 06.4 

 26 56 03.0 

 26 56 10.4 

 26 56 07.8 

 26 56 05,8 

 26 55 59.0 

 26 55 54.8 

 36 m 01.5 

 26 56 10.2 





1 

 *» / // 



28 48 37.9 

 28 48 43.5 

 S8 48 39.8 

 36 48 37. I 



1 



1 

 1 



96 55 43.3 

 26 55 48.2 

 96 55 56.5 

 26 56 17 6 

 26 56 06.7 





28 48 30.2 



:4) 158.3 



: 28 48 39.6 

 1 32.26 



26 56 07,2 





28 48 21.0 

 28 48 29,9 







26 56 12.6 

 26 ^ 05.1 





:7) 203.5 



Corr. for refraction. — 

 Lat. by Polaris . • • , = 



S6 56 10,4 

 96 56 ^^^ 7 





= d6 47 07.3 





= 28 48 29.07 

 1 32.00 



: 28 46 57.07 



96 56 17.6 



Corr. for refraction.. = 



36 56 11. 

 96 55 51 .9 



n 



= 12) 672 56.9 



26 55.38.0 





26 56 06.0 







z 26 56 04.7 



1 39.17 















1 



1 

 p 



Corr, for refraction. - 



Meridiaa altitude.. = 

 Stars decl'n(S).». = 



Lat, by ISobs'ns-. =■ 

 Lat. by ob&ervat'ns 



1 isiini »#««• •«••••• ^ 



= 15) 840 55.0 





t 

 = 26 54 25 53 



= 34 26 57.30 



! 





= 26 56 03.7 





1 



Corr, fl>r refraction. : 



Meridian altitude , . = 

 Star's decl'n(S)... = 



= 1 39.18 









61 21 22.83 

 90 00 00.00 



= 26 54 24.53 

 = 34 96 57.00 









\ 



e 28 38 37.17 

 = 98 46 57.07 

 -2) 85 34.24 

 = 28 42 47.1 



4 



61 21 21.52 

 90 00 00.00 



Jt 





Lat. bye Sagittarii. = 

 Lat. by Polaris.. .. = 



= 28 38 38.48 

 = 28 47 07.34 











= 2)57 25 45. ea 





» 



\ 







1 





= 28 42 52.91 



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