653° [ 174 J 
NOON ‘HALT AT THE’ mourn oF ‘A on oT ON THE LEFT BANK OF 
THE PLATTE R 
Determination-of latitude, September 23, its satin dog the sun in 
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meridian. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Packie altitude of the sun’s _| True central altitude. Latitude. S 
ya limb. : ‘ ‘ 
Deg. __min._ tee. c Deg. min. see, _min. sec 5 aie 
96 ae 48 33 04 ‘Al 20 20 
Indexerror — — 1 min, 32 sec. Bg 
ENCAMPMENT ON THE LEFT BANK OF THR PLATTE RIVER, NEAR THE 
LOUP FO. 
Determination of latitude, September 23, 1842—altitude of « Aquile in 
OBSERVATIONS. aS | 
Double altitide of « Aquile. True altitude. ; . Simla * 
me -ee d 5 Poe 
, a a an ce . ce, —— . 
114 12 10 i 04 43 A 22 52 
: Index error — — 1 min. 32 sec. 
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