APPENDIX L.—ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 135 
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS-— Continued, 
Determination of longitude by lunar distances, April 8, 1854.— Time, p. m. Angular distances. 
oon’s western limb and nearest limb of the Sun, west. 
h m 8. d. m. 8 
Time, p. m. Angular distances. 4 30 127 15 15 
4 07 44 197 16 05 
4 09 30 H7 16 
h s. d o» a M 05 wo a S 
3 35 18 127 04 05 
3 36 50 127 04 35 
3 00 127 05 15 Thermometer 50? Fahrenheit. 
4&. .95.. ae 197 05 45 
— of longitude by lunar distances, tg 8, 1854,— 
€ Moon’s western limb and Pollux, w 
| Double altitude of the Moon's bright (upper) limb, in the east, 
Time. Angular distances. 
Time. ` Altitude. 
h m. 8 m, 
3 ù ^ 58 56 37 18 05 
m . 10 01 00 37 19 05 
3 47 08 53 40 35 10 02 42 57 20 
10 04 33 37 21 35 
Double altitude of the Sun’s upper limb, in the west. 
Double altitude of the Moon's bright (lower) limb, in the west. 
Time. Altitude. 
: ; d. m. 8. 
10 06 43 1200 32 2% 
m. s. d. m. 8. 
50 03 51 5 A45 
| Double altitude of Pollux, in the west. 
: . s d. : k 
Time, p. m. Angular distances. 2 13 99 si = x 
h m 8. d. m E 
3 34 127 10 oo 
3 55 41 127 iL 
| 2. 97 H 127 ? Ss Time Angular distances. 
3 58 51 197 13 05 
h. i d. m. 8. 
Me ERA 19:36 98 3 8 36 
Double altitude of the Sun’s upper limb, in the west. 10 l8 29 37 9; 95 
. 10 20 13 S ww BD 
20 WM Ww $37 398 56 
Time. Altitude. 
X d. d m Double altitude of Pollux, in the west. 
m. 8. 5 
4 00 33 47 05 10 
hk * $ K — 9 s. 
i 10. 96 38 66 04 55 
Double altitude of the moon’s bright (upper) limb, in the east. 
"i PA Double altitude of the Moon's bright (lower) limb, in the west 
d. m. 2. 
d. m. s. &  » A 
4 03 30 59 00 6 so 3 3 118 34 45 
