272 APPENDIX. 



Table of the Magnetic Dip and Variation 



At several places visited in the Voyage of H. M. S. Fly, principally 

 on the Coasts of Australia and parts adjacent. 



Station. 



Date. 



Dip. 



Variation. 



Remarks. 



Falmouth, 





1 







Mr. R. W. Fox's garden, 



April 1842 



69°1'.5N. 







Madeira, 











British Consul's house 



April 1842 



60° 2'.3 N. 







Teneriffe, Santa Cruz, 











Comdt. of Marine's garden 



May 1842 



57° 17'.2/N, 







Cape of Good Hope, 











Magnetic Observatory . 



July 1842 



53° 20'.2 S. 







Same place 



April 1846 



53° 3L.2S. 







Cape of Good Hope, 











Simon's Bay, near the fort 



July 1842 



53° 22'.4 S. 







Same place 



April 1846 



53° 31'.4S. 







Western Australia, 











Freemantle, 









Lat. 32° 3' S. 



Harbourmaster's garden. 



Oct. 1843 



62° 43 .7 S. 



4° 30' W. 



Long. 115° 47' E. 



Same place 



Feb. 1846 



63° 6' S. 







South Australia, 











Glenelg, near Adelaide 









Lat. 34° 57' S. 



(near the Flagstaff) . . 



Jan. 1846 



65° 28'.4 S. 



6° 16' E. 



Long. 138° 33' E. 



Port Phillip, 











William's Town, 









Lat. 37° 52' . 



Harbour master's garden 



Jan. 1846 



66°57'.5S. 



8° 33' E. 



Long. 144° 56' E. 



Tasmania, Hobarton, 











Magnetic observatory . 



Sep. 1842 



70° 37'.2 S. 



9° 43' E. 





Same place 



Dec. 1843 



70° 37'.2 S. 







Tasmania, Port Arthur 









Lat. 43° 9' S. 



Commandant's garden . 



Oct. 1842 



71° 2'.2 S. 





Long. 147° 58' E. 



Same place 



Jan. 1844 



71° 7'.2 S. 







New South Wales, 











Sydney harbour, 











Garden Island .... 



Nov. 1842 



62° 37'.2 S. 







Same place 



Feb. 1844 



62° 44'.7 S. 



9° 25' E. 





Same place 



Nov. 1845 



62°31'.2S. 







New South Wales, 











Port Stephens, 









Lat. 32° 40' S. 



Captain King's garden . 



Nov. 1842 



61° 23'.7 S. 



9° 45' E. 



Long. 152° 2' E. 



Same place 



Mar. 1844 



61°28'.8S. 







N.E. Coast of Australia, 









Lat. 24° 43' S. 



Sandy Cape 



Jan. 1843 



52° 23 '.5 S. 



7° 50' E. 



Long. 153° 1 5' E. 



Same place 



April 1844 



52° 24'.8 S. 







N. E. Coast of Australia, 











Port Bowen, 









Lat. 22° 31' S 



Clinton Bay 



Feb. 1843 



50° 16'. S. 



8° 50' E. 



Long. 150° 49' E. 



N. E. Coast of Australia, 









Lat. 19° 43' S. 



Cape Upstart .... 



April 1843 



47° 15'.8 S. 



6° 58' E. 



Long. 147° 50' E. 



Same place 



May 1844 



47° 13'.6 S. 







N. E. Coast of Australia, 











Rockingham Bay, 









Lat. 18° 9' S. 



Gould Island .... 



May 1843 



45° 1' S. 



6° 53' E. 



Long. 146° 14' E. 



N . E. Coast of Australia, 









Lat. 14° 39' S. 



Lizard Island .... 



June 1843 



39° 24'.7 S. 



6° 50' E. 



Long. 145° 32' E 



Same place 



May 1844 



39° 34'.4 S. 







