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NOON HALT on “A TRIBUTARY vO tehe NORTH FORK OF PLATTE inf 
7 ination of Tatitude, choad 3; 1843—suen’P meric altitude: 
Double sittnde of the sun’s True caida altitude. Latitude. 
er limb. : ; 
— . . | 
min. see. Deg. min. sec. Dee. min. sec. 
i3f 23 00 65 40 § Bete Baath, 
. ; ae es —s % —. > ; Fecri 
oe Index error — +- 1 min. 30 sec. Basi. 
* =. pape 
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< ENCAMPMENT ON THE NORTH FORK OF PLATTE RIVER. 
‘Millstiination of longlivde, August 5, 1843—altitudes of the sun. 
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OBSERVATIONS. 
* 
+ FIRST SERIES, SECOND SERIES. * 
Double altitudes of the Time of chronomeige Desble alitades of the | Time of «chronometer, 
= “sun’s lower limb. ru sun’s lower limb. d 
‘hi min. ‘sre. Deg. min. sec. 5 he imine ! sre. 
8.30 _* $9.0 Si. 2 OO 8 33 © 06.3 
ot . - 128 51 39 10 ve. 8.5 
31 40.3 51 Bi 20 34 05.0 
, 2.5 52 Ol 20 34 32.0 
19 32 41.0 52° Io 50 34 56.0 
_— ay Pn ‘gs . iat 
: =. > Index error ==+-.1 min. 47 sec, 
2 a: 
. : : RESULT OF CALCULATION. ° x rey 
*. 
h. min. sec. , 5. See. Deg. min. sec. 
2 ae Bt - 08 01.3 107...* 32 «27 
Double altitude of the sun’s 
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_ Determination of latitude—meridian altitude of the sun. 
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_ True central altitude. 
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