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altitudes Of the | Time of chronometer. || Double altitudes of the | Time of chronometer. 
sun’s lower limb. - sun’s lower limb ; E 
Deg. min. see. hh. min. sec. Deg. min. sec h. min. © sec. 
35 07 8650 5 -* 3e 22.8 334 0 FS aeeie 13.4 
34. 52 00 13 06.4 3 20 17. 08.0. -- 
34... 39 ae. 13... 44.5 33° 6:10.) 40 17. 56.5 
34. 9 ae” 14 24.0 33 00 50 18 26.0 
34° UR. 2 ¢ 15. 36.0 {i 32. 47. ~00 19 . 04.2 
Index error = -+ 1 min. 47 sec. — 
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Determination of latitude, seed sis 1843—meridian altitudes’ of 
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i=: 8 . 8 Pa : 
11t8e 4986 3 36 = 50 
ill 20 25 bad ‘ ¢ 28. 28 
lll 20 50 30 14 
111 20 20 32 03° 
lil 20 20 34 05° 
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lil 17 50 36 -* 37 
lll 16 00 38 ome 
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