ARTICLE XV. 



jReport of the Committee on the Solar Eclipse of May 14 and 15, 

 1836. BeadJuly 19, 1839. 



The committee on Astronomical Observations, to whom were re- 

 ferred several communications relative to the Solar Eclipse of May 

 14 and 15, 1836, respectfully report: 



That the American observations, as far as received, on whose accu- 

 racy sufficient reliance may be placed, are the following, and are 

 given in mean time of the places of observation. 



No. 



Observer. 



Place of Obser- 

 vation. 



Latitude. 



Longitude W. 

 of Greenvfich. 



Phase. 



Mean Time of Ob- 

 servation. 











h. m, s. 





d. h. m. S. 



1 



F. R. Hassler 



Washington 



38° 53' 12"-7 



5 8 7-00 



Begin. 



14 18 53 58-0 



2 











End. 



21 20 8-0 



3 



J. Gummere 



Haverford 



40 l'12"-0 



5 1 15-00 



B 



19 3 24-5 



4 











E 



21 31 47-0 



5 



C. Wistar 



Germantown 



40 l'59"-0 



5 41-70 



B 



19 3 55-5 



6 











E 



21 32 49-5 



7 



I. Lukens 



<( 



(( 



(( 



B 



19 3 54-5 



8 











E 



21 32 44-5 



9 



T, M'Euen 



Philadelphia 



39 56'57"'6 



5 41-33 



B 



19 3 38-0 



10 











E 



21 32 38-1 



11 



W.H.C.Riggs 



ti 



(1 



(C 



B 



19 3 50-0 



12 











E 



21 32 26-5 



13 



S. C. Walker 



<( 



39 56'54"-0 



5 40-01 



B 



19 3 40-2 



14 











E 



21 32 43-7 



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