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XI. A solar eclipse, May 14, 1836, observed by the Rev. Mr. Verot. 



Beginning of the eclipse, IS*- 53- 45' J ^.^^ , ^^^ chronometer. 

 End, " " 21 19 32 3 



Chronometer. Sun's centre's altitude. 



For the calculation of the time, J ^^ gg'gg' ^f J 35" 'J ] Thermometer 55° 0. 



Error of the sextant 15" additive to the sun's altitude. 



XII. A solar eclipse, September 18, 1838, observed by the Rev. Mr. Verot. 



Beginning of the eclipse, 3'^ 7"" 22' ~\ 



Formation of ring, 4 25 33 ( ^^^^ ^-^^^ 



Rupture of ring, 4 30 54 i 



End of the eclipse, 5 40 41 -^ 



XIII. Milledgeville, (Geo.,) State House, Senate Hall. 



Latitude 33° 4' 30", (?) Longitude 5h 33™ 20% (?) 



A total eclipse of the sun, November 30, 1834, observed by J. N. Nicollet. 



Beginning of the eclipse, 0'' 15"" 07' .0? ~^ 



Beffinninff of total darkness, 1 42 36 .7 f ,, . ^ , r, „ 



„ , ^ ° , , , ,.„..„„ > Mean time of the State House. 



End of total darkness, 1 43 52 .0 t 



End of the eclipse, 3 5 28 .1 -) 



RemarK. — Mr. Nicollet was supplied with a telescope kindly procured for 

 him by Dr. Milton Antony, and was zealously assisted by Doctors Dugas and 

 Ford, of the Medical College of Augusta, ( Ga. ) 



XIV. June 30, 1838. Red pipe stone quarry, on the Coteau des Prairies, 

 Sioux Indian Country, Iowa Territory. 



Latitude 44° 00' 52". Longitude 6h 25"^ 17'. 

 Immersion a. Virginis, at lO*" 43™ 7' .28, mean time, observed by J. N. Ni- 

 collet, and his assistant Lieutenant, Charles Tremont, of the Corps Topographi- 

 cal Engineers. 



XV. September 18, 1838. Ti tanka Taminan Lake, (east shore of,) on 

 Lahontan River, Sioux Country, Iowa Territory. 



Latitude 44° 16' 41". Longitude e** 13™ 23% 



A partial eclipse of the sun, observed by J. N. Nicollet. 



Beginning of the eclipse not observed. 



End, " " 4'' 18°^ 6' .85, Mean time. 



Clear sky, Dollond telescope, having a magnifying power of about 100. 



