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TABLE OF THE VARIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. 



Date. 



Lat. 

 South. 



Long. 

 West. 



Var. '• 

 East. 



Date. 



Lat. 

 South. 



Long. 

 East. 



Var. 

 West. 



1835. 









1836. 











Dec. 6 



21 51 



166 37 



10 27 



May 15 



27 33 



40 52 



21 



10 



7 



22 41 



169 01 



10 56 



.. 16 



27 21 



40 13 



21 



36 





22 41 



169 1 



1 1 00 



.. 17 



27 45 



33 18 



21 



43 



10 



25 42 



177 6 



11 15 



.. 18 



28 12 



36 08 



20 



48 



• > • • 



26 30 



178 26 



11 15 



•• 23 



34 45 



23 11 



26 



22 



11 



27 26 



179 20 



1 1 22 



. . 



34 53 



22 33 



28 



59 



• • 



28 45 



179 27 



11 54 



June 29 



22 56 



5 06 



24 



09 







EAST. 





.. 30 



22 17 



4 36 



24 



12 



.. 12 



29 41 



179 08 



13 24 







WEST. 







. • 



29 41 



179 08 



13 16 



July 8 



15 57 



5 34 



19 



43 



• • 14 



31 25 



175 59 



14 15 



.. 16 



13 02 



9 07 



19 



56 



.. 15 



32 36 



175 05 



14 14 



,. 18 



9 52 



12 34 



17 



43 



21 



35 00 



174 00 



14 05 



. . 21 



7 57 



14 24 



17 



36 



1836. 









.. 24 



9 30 



17 32 



15 



56 



Jan. 1 



34 04 



172 56 



13 05 



.. 25 



10 07 



18 58 



15 



57 



4 



34 40 



165 37 



13 26 



.. 26 



11 25 



23 23 



13 



06 



• • 7 



34 29 



1 63 26 



13 28 



.. 28 



12 04 



28 31 



8 



26 



Feb. 21 



42 53 



141 45 



8 21 



• • ■ • 



12 12 



29 39 



9 



00 



.. 22 



42 48 



140 40 



7 37 



.. 31 



12 48 



35 55 



4 



29 









WEST. 



. . 



12 49 



36 52 



4 



07 



March 2 



39 46 



123 42 



3 35 



Aug. 6 



13 09 



38 30 



2 



•44 



•• 3 



38 20 



123 36 



2 50 



7 



12 44 



37 54 



3 



18 



• • 



37 52 



123 13 



3 48 



8 



12 32 



37 39 



3 



11 



• • 



37 54 



123 11 



3 02 



•• 9 



12 44 



37 29 



2 



46 



5 



36 27 



119 50 



5 24 



. . 



12 40 



37 00 



4 



16 



.. 15 



35 33 



117 30 



6 06 



.. 13 



8 03 



34 49 



5 



11 



.. 16 



35 38 



117 09 



8 15 



•• 15 



8 03 



34 50 



6 



09 



.. 



35 34 



116 16 



6 31 





NORTH. 









.. 17 



34 48 



114 00 



7 20 



22 



2 32 



29 07 



10 



23 



.. 21 



27 28 



108 50 



4 59 



.. 23 



3 39 



29 11 



10 



27 



. . 



27 27 



108 47 



5 19 



.. 24 



5 45 



27 11 



14 



26 



•■ 23 



23 44 



106 17 



3 58 



Sept. 4 



14 43 



23 39 



17 



02 



•• 25 



20 24 



104 09 



3 22 



.- 9 



23 43 



33 50 



15 



26 



April 1 3 



12 21 



94 04 



04 



. . 



23 39 



33 47 



15 



13 



•• 16 



13 17 



88 13 



18 



.. 10 



25 00 



34 19 



16 



05 



• • • > 



12 59 



90 33 



57 



11 



28 07 



36 00 



17 



06 



.. 21 



16 56 



73 02 



3 55 



.. 12 



28 29 



36 18 



16 



25 



. • 



16 56 



73 01 



3 38 



.. 13 



29 59 



36 23 



17 



54 



.. 22 



16 58 



72 59 



3 28 



.. 14 



31 04 



35 57 



18 



28 



. . 



17 13 



71 48 



4 04 



.. 15 



32 03 



35 05 



18 



22 



i . 



17 24 



71 51 



4 10 



.. 16 



35 38 



31 32 



21 



34 



•• 23 



17 36 



70 27 



5 07 



.. 17 



37 15 



28 5+ 



22 



09 



.. 24 



17 52 



68 30 



5 39 



.. 18 



37 49 



28 00 



24 



00 



.. 26 



18 35 



63 34 



7 36 



.. 19 



38 35 



27 o3 



25 



21 



.. 27 



18 43 



62 20 



8 06 



.. 25 



38 54 



25 03 



23 



21 



~. 



18 43 



62 14 



8 11 



.. 26 



40 35 



22 45 



25 



00 



.. 28 



19 20 



60 12 



8 59 



• • 



41 28 



21 31 



25 



38 



May 13 



25 42 



46 42 



16 16 



.. 27 



42 06 



20 06 



26 



00 



.. 15 



27 30 



41 08 



20 37 



•• 27 



42 20 



19 50 



26 



03 



All the ( 



jbservations 



for variatic 



)n, afloat, were taken w 



ith a very \ 



jood Gilber 



t's compass, 



placed oil a 



itanchionab 



Dvethe poop 



where it was found, by t 



rials in varic 



us latitudes 



to be 



nearly 



free from an 



f effect of lo 



cal attractior 



1. 













Err 



ATUM in pag 



e 65, line 4<, 



of figures, /o> 



•015 read 2 



15. 







