23() 



/. r. i:„,s,^,/i~Mi>iuii .sy. /'.y/f/.v. 



those (lata tln' a[)|»rc>\iiuato i>0!sitiou of Mount >^t. Klia.8 Avas 

 louiul to 1)0 : 



Lat., ('>{)" ITT)!" N. 



I .Olio-., \\0^ TvV ;U)" \\'. 



Tlu^ computation l>y wliioh those rosults woro ohtainoil is given 

 below : 



Cotiiputatlon of Geographic Position af Mount St. Elias. 



A/iiuutli: I'ort Mulunive to iMout\t St. Klias 



DiH". Hziniutli 



+ 180° 



. 14:."' 17' 17' 

 -f 1S0° 



A/inmtli : Mount St. Klias to Port iMuluravo -- 321° 17^ 22^' 



Latitit(h\ 



59° o:i' 42" 



+ 44 09 



I'oft Mul>;nive 

 :-^ l>iir. lat. ' 



00° 17' 51" ' Mount St. Klias 



Loin/itii(h\ 

 1:59° 40' 1(J" » 



-f 1 09 14 =r Ditf. loiu 



140° 55' ;;0" 



2d Term. 



1st Term. 

 /.('(/. inch'ra. 



Li\y. K ^ -^ i^Distauoe, MulL;rave-St. Klias^ 5.0!S:',1S4 K- 0.0:500 



liOy;. eosine azinuith, /, 1-12'^' 17' 17". . . 9.S0S2292 Sine'-' Z. . . -- 9.57:51 



l.osi'. B s.509:!9t)2 i.ou'. ('...— i.o;>:>5 



1st term 4- 200(i".5 

 2d term — 17 .(> 



Log. 2000".5 0.4259:578 Log. 17".0 ^^^ 1.2482 



OilVereuee lat. -= 2648'^.9 



Log. K -^:--- 5.018':5184 



Log. sine azinuith -^ 9.78ti5;iL'8 



JA>g. A* 8.508()1 48 



Arithmetiealeomi>leu\ent OO'' 17' 51" -: 0.: 504959:5 



Log. diff. in lonuitude415o'''.G. 



: 3.0184253 



Loo-. ditV. Umo- ;5.01843 



Log. sine mean latitude 59° 55' 46" : 9.9:5722 



LoiT. ditf. azinmth — ;5595'' ;-- 3.55565 



■'■.1, /> and Care terms depeniling on the size and tlgnri' of the earth 

 and the latitude of the plaee. 



