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he APPENDIX No. 5—Continued. 
| [Without using horizon glass.] 
+ June 26, 1846.—Fort Leavenworth. 
DETERMINATION OF LATITUDE. é 
° Time, p.m. | Double altitudes of a Ophi- Latitude, 
uchi, near the meridian. 
ae Deg. min, sec. , Deg. min. sec, ° 
& -8'=: 39°85 126>° 23°} 20 39 20 ain. * 
o - bE = 37.8 126 28 40 39.30 
D2 ~ 20.2 196> 32? )6B" °° 39.--20 SAS 
' 5 64 26:0 126 35 05, 39 20 00° 
5 56 40.7 126 38 20. 39 20 48 
5 58. 38.6 126° 38 40 39° 21 °° 06 
O 0657.0 126 40 50 39 ‘20 44. 
6 02 39:2 126;.39-; 58 39. 2105, 
© 04. 05.4 126 38 15 oo. 21 ou 
6 06 34.0 126° 36 45 oo. 215.16 
©4672, 55:1 126-34 20 . 39 21..95 
O09 «18.7 126 33 05 39 2316 
s+ © 10. .91,9 126.29 50 39...19° 45 
O13 43.5 126: -27 20 39 19. 32 
6412. 23.2 126 23. 45 39 20. 16 
‘Thermometer 63. 
Barometer, 39.42. 
: 34.41 
’ Mean of 15 observations, 39° 20’ 37”. 
Latitude of Fort. 
eg. mm s 
Latitude by observations of Polaris, June 21]... 39 21 20 
Polaris, June 26., 21. 32 
si 17 _ = -a. Ophiuchi, June 26 ae 34 
cs = = Rae ~a Ophiuchi, June 26 © 20° St 
Mis occ 8 21> 
