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APPENDIX L.—ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
ASTRONOMICAL ODSERV ATIONS—Continued. 
Double altitude of Spica Virginis, in the east. 
Determination of longitude by lunar distances, April 6, 1854.— 
Moon’s western limb, and nearest limb of the Sun, west. 
Time. Altitude. 
Time, p. m. Angular distances. 
h m. s. 
9 57 30 79 12 40 h m. d. 
2 5 26 104 02 40 
2 27 48 104 
2 30 12 104 04 10 
Time Angular distances. 2 P. P m yi w 
g e 31 = po he Double altitude of the Moon's bright (upper) limb, in the east. 
J0 Ol 12 90 .10 20 s 
10 RR .94 c 90 .18 40 
10 04 03 90 .«48- .-10 Time. Altitude. 
Double altitude of Spica Virginis, in the east. h m s. & — - s 
2 3 49 6 45 r% 
Time. Altitude. 
Double altitude of the Sun's upper limb, in the west. 
h m s. m s 
JO .07. 43 B 3 3 
Time. Altitude. 
Double altitude of the Moon’s bright (lower) limb, in the west. 
Alti 1 h 7h. 8. m 
m ai Hane 5 x & 79 51 90 
hk. m. s. me X 
19 709 . 95 74 36 50 
Time Angular distances 
Time. | Angular distances. 
| A. 8. A 
ET 7 = W 104 50 
h. 1 8. | d. m. 9 38 104 
J10 JU 52 | 90 15 20 2 40 59 104 08 10 
10 12 38 90 14 2 42 24 104 
MA 254.190 90 ..18. .90 
Cm MU 90 12 40 
Thermometer 464° Fahrenheit. 
Double altitude of the Sun’s upper limb, in the west. 
Determination of time, April 6, 1854.— Equal altitudes of the 
Sun's upper limb. 
Time. Altitude. 
Time, a. m. Altitudes. Time, p. m. 
h m. d. m. 
À. m. s d. s. "o => 77 12 90 
9 56 10 112 38 99 1 05 99 
9 56 56 ]12 52 40 1 04 40 
9 67. 33 113 03-30 1 5 i à ; i 
9 58 15 113 ] 1 03 95 Double altitude of the Moon's bright (upper) limb, in the east. 
! 9 58 5 13 28 40 1 02 97 
9 59.41 lig 41. 40 1 01 56 
10 00 94 113 53 10 1 01 19 Time Akitude. 
Ww 61 €9 H4 07 10 
Ww. 01 43 114 18 00 ]2 59 55 : 
l0 02 114 30 50 12 509.10 h m s. d m. 
2 45 34 73 45 20 
‘i hern.ometer $20 Fahrenheit. 
