xviii Astronomical and Meteorological Records^ ^c. 



Error of Time-piece, by a mean of the preceding > g, g^,, g^,,, ^^^ 

 observations. Apparent time, - - ) ^ 



Do. Do. • Mean time, - - 4 35 37 fast. 



Lunar distance and time correspondent, being the mean of seven ob- 

 servations. The farthest limb of moon from the star a,. Arietis. 

 Time per pocket Distance of Moon 



Nov. 24, 1819. 



chronom. A. M 



8" 24' 30" 

 Baromet. 28.66 



and Star. 



57° 41' 45" 

 Thermomet. 40° 



Index eiTor. 



+ 1' 32" 



Equal altitudes of Sun to find error of Time-piece, f pocket chro- 

 nometer,) at noon. 



Nov. 26, 1819. 



Time from Noon, 

 A. M. 



2" 49' 21" 



Time from Noon, 

 P. M. 



2" 33' 23" 



Error of Time- 

 piece. 



4' 43" fast.M.T. 



At Engineer Cantonment, in latitude 41° 25' N. and longitude by 

 account 6" 23' 04" W. of Greenwich, on the 24th Nov. 1819, at 8" 

 24' 30" P. M. civil account per chronometer, the distance of the 

 moon's farthest limb, and the star a. Arietis, was observed to be 57° 

 43' 17" ; to find the longitude. 



Longitude deduced, 6" 23' 10", or 95° 47' 30" W. of Greenwich^ 



Equal altitudes of Sun to find error of Time-piece, f pocket chrono- 

 meter, J at midnight. 



, Time before Mid- Time after Mid- 



Error of Time- 



Nov.26, 1819. 



Equal altitudes of Sun to find error of Time-piece, (pocket chrono- 

 meter,) at noon. 



Nov. 27, 1819. 



Nov. 27, 1819. 



Time from Noon, 

 A. M. 



ail 37' 071" 

 2 34 431 

 2 32 161- 



Time from Noon, 

 P. M. 



2" 21' 49' 

 2 19 241 

 2 16 57 



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Meridian double altitude of ? 

 sun's upper limb - 5 



Index error— 16". Lat. deduced 



En-or of Time- 

 piece. 



4' 43" 10"' fast. 

 Mean time. 



55° 33' 40" 



41 25 08 N. 



