Results of Makerstoun Observations, 1845. 



TABLE I. — Mean Westerly Declination for each Civil Week-Day and Week in 1845. 



Civil 

 Day. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



March. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept, 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



1 



25° 



12-78 



■St" 



15-12 



2.5° 



13-48 



11-48 



11-19 



2.5° 



[11-52] 



10-70 



2.3° 



11-16 



09-81 



2-5° 



11-53 



2.5° 



08-93 



08-21 



2 



13-78 



[14-88] 



[13-39] 



12-16 



10-65 



11-32 



10-55 



11-51 



11-63 



11-41 



[10-16] 



09-10 



3 



14-20 



14-55 



1 3-34 



11-77 



10-17 



11-26 



11-76 



[11-21] 



10-25 



11-43 



11-10 



10-29 



4 



13-47 



14-38 



13-52 



12-17 



[10-88] 



12-46 



11-34 



12-33 



10-85 



11-31 



09-77 



06-86 



5 



[14-07] 



1613 



13-28 



11-52 



10-90 



11-43 



10-99 



10-44 



09-89 



[11-01] 



11-64 



10-21 



6 



14-27 



14-73 



13-52 



[11-79] 



10-81 



10-86 



[11-33] 



11-36 



10-41 



11-41 



10-77 



08-51 



7 



14-00 



14-17 



13-83 



12-17 



11-57 



11-31 



10-81 



10-88 



[10-22] 



10-44 



12-06 



[09-42] 



8 



14-73 



13-77 



14-10 



11-76 



11-59 



[11-36] 



11-96 



12-57 



11-25 



10-07 



11-00 



08-75 



9 



11-87 



[13-98] 



[13-61] 



11-38 



11-43 



11-01 



11-10 



11-82 



09-26 



08-40 



[10-64] 



08-22 



10 



11-04 



13-35 



13-41 



11-84 



11-04 



11-01 



10-85 



[10-83] 



10-04 



10-79 



10-08 



08-99 



11 



14-60 



13-79 



13-12 



11-46 



[11-53] 



12-56 



11-04 



09-99 



09-89 



11-04 



09-63 



08-16 



12 



[13-61] 



1405 



13-66 



11-53 



11-31 



11-39 



12-02 



09-54 



10-87 



[10-27] 



10-28 



08-90 



13 



15-53 



13-39 



14-84 



[10-68] 



11-71 



10-40 



[11-17] 



1019 



09-79 



10-50 



09-91 



07-57 



14 



14-77 



14-04 



13-18 



06-59 



12-09 



10-76 



10-97 



09-21 



[10-00] 



10-22 



10-19 



[08-02] 



15 



13-84 



13-57 



13-83 



11-38 



11-48 



[10-83] 



11-16 



11-43 



09-70 



10-70 



10-07 



06-96 



16 



14-88 



[13-62] 



[13-61] 



11-30 



12-19 



11-23 



11-00 



10-51 



10-17 



10-88 



[09-83] 



08-01 



17 



14-65 



13-52 



13-48 



11-00 



11-45 



11-03 



11-07 



[10-72] 



09-59 



11-89 



11-53 



08-55 



18 



1526 



13-59 



13-18 



11-05 



[11-81] 



10-19 



11-13 



11-39 



10-15 



10-29 



08-31 



08-43 



19 



[14-58] 



13-59 



13.13 



09-66 



12-78 



11-21 



11-28 



11-13 



10-77 



[10-95] 



08-99 



08-32 



20 



13-31 



13-86 



13-02 



[11-02] 



12-22 



10-93 



[11-13] 



10-63 



09-89 



11-37 



09-09 



07-53 



21 



14-58 



13-55 



13-25 



11-20 



10-72 



11-64 



11-45 



1016 



[10-55] 



10-73 



08-10 



[08-25] 



22 



14-82 



14-42 



13-23 



11-39 



10-68 



[11-20] 



11-32 



10-67 



10-75 



10-56 



08-62 



08-18 



23 



14-38 



[13-42] 



[12-67] 



11-84 



11-55 



11-42 



10-55 



10-66 



10-81 



11-08 



[08-44] 



08-37 



24 



14-21 



11-37 



13-53 



13-00 



11-97 



10-71 



10-33 



[10-38] 



10-94 



11-73 



08-53 



08-68 



25 



14-38 



13-33 



11-04 



12-44 



[11-20] 



11-28 



12-47 



10-39 



10-66 



11-39 



08-30 



08-05 



26 



[14-14] 



13-98 



11-96 



12-51 



11-01 



10-97 



10-93 



10-03 



11-82 



[10-98] 



07-98 



07-97 



27 



13-21 



12-61 



12-33 



[11-69] 



11-27 



11-11 



[11-03] 



10-39 



09-71 



11-13 



08-03 



08-47 



28 



13-52 



14-12 



11-69 



09-57 



10-71 



11-42 



11-01 



09-73 



[10-74] 



10-47 



09-07 



[0808] 



29 



15-16 





12-33 



11-28 



11-08 



[1104] 



10-97 



09-07 



10-45 



10-08 



07-20 



06-60 



30 



14-30 





[12-07] 



11-34 



09-85 



11-49 



10-45 



09-68 



10-25 



10-36 



[08-65] 



07-79 



31 



14-83 





12-46 





13-14 





10-44 



[10-09] 





09-18 





09-62 



TABLE II. — IMean Variations of Westerly Declination, after Eliminating the Secular Change, 

 with reference to the Moon's Age, Declination, and Distance from the Earth, for 1845. 





Variations 





Variations 



After 



Variations 



After 



Variations 



Before 



Variations 



Before 



Variations 



Moon's 



of West 



Moon's 



of West 



Moon 



of West 



Moon 



of West 



and 



of West 



and 



of West 



Age. 



Declina- 



Age. 



Declina- 



farthest 



Declina- 



farthest 



Declina- 



after 



Declina- 



after 



Declina- 





tion. 





tion. 



North. 



tion. 



North. 



tion. 



Perigee. 



tion. 



Apogee. 



tion. 



Day. 



/ 



Day. 



' 



Day. 



' 



Dav. 



' 



Day. 



' 



Day. 



' 



15 



0-34 







0-41 







0-45 



14 



0-56 



7 



0-17 



7 



0-01 



16 



0-47 



1 



0-27 



1 



0-57 



15 



0-45 



6 



0-43 



6 



0-59 



17 



0-28 



2 



0-00 



2 



0-31 



16 



0-48 



5 



0-09 



5 



0-45 



18 



0-55 



3 



0-61 



3 



0-08 



17 



0-33 



4 



0-33 



4 



0-25 



19 



0-10 



4 



0-59 



4 



0-63 



18 



033 



3 



0-09 



3 



0-25 



20 



0-22 



5 



0-65 



5 



0-43 



19 



0-86 



2 



0-03 



2 



0-72 



21 



0-24 



6 



0-83 



6 



0-60 



20 



0-57 



1 



0-10 



1 



0-14 



22 



0-15 



7 



0-43 



7 



0-42 



21 



0-49 



P 



0-36 



A 



0-22 



23 



0-35 



8 



0-10 



8 



0-00 



22 



0-42 



1 



0-40 



1 



0-16 



24 



0-25 



9 



0-43 



9 



0-51 



23 



0-56 



2 



0-50 



2 



0-00 



25 



0-64 



10 



0-43 



10 



0-58 



24 



0-71 



3 



0-10 



3 



0-21 



26 



0-02 



11 



0-43 



11 



0-48 



25 



0-58 



4 



0-37 



4 



0-41 



27 



007 



12 



0-30 



12 



0-38 



26 



0-81 



5 



0-26 



5 



0-25 



28 



0-42 



13 



0-36 



13 



0-26 



27 



0-64 1 



6 



0-25 



6 



0-43 



29 



0-55 



14 



0-47 









) 



7 



0-40 



7 



0-23 



