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GOAT ISLAND, &c. 
Favorable weather enabled us to observe here an occultation of « Arietis, 
which occurred at the moon’s bright limb, at OA. 05' 40" of the 31st of 
July, (civil time.) In order that it might be calculated with the advantage 
f correspondent observations, and the correction of the errors of th tables 
the observation was sent to Mr. S. C. Walker, at Philadelphia. The fol- 
lowing is the result from Mr. Walker’s computation, without any correc- 
tion for errors of the tables. 
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July 30, 1842—astronomical time. 
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im. « Arietis 12h. 5' 40" — 7A. 10' 32.01 + 1.896 + 1.611 + 2.488. 
By the estimated difference of longitude, sons i ne (32",) the 
~ lunar distance observed at the mouth of the Sw ater on the 23d of 
ust, is referred to this place, for the siiend of which we have 
adopted the mean a from ee lunar distance, and occultation, re- 
Sulting as follows 
h. min. see. 
Baar — island, by Vining diane - s,45:.10 07.91 
: island, by — eee ee | 
Eaasinde of Bos islam, by oceuljation eT TO SO} 
Men longitude of Goat island ~ - =a «10 «30.55 
Some of the the observations made at this place were lost in the accident in 
he Platte river on the 24th of August. 
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