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SABINE’S EXPERIMENTS. § 
Meridian Zenith Distances of the Sun and Stars, observed in the Cupola of Columbia College, 
New-York, with a Repeating Circle, for the purpose of determining the Latitude. Long. 74. 033 
west of Greenwich. 
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December 24th, 1822, Bar. 30, 40, Therm. 20, 5 ; the Chronometer 423 fast of mean time 5h. 00m. 75s.; mean time of 
apparent noon 23, 59,53: Sun on the meridian at 5h. 00m. 60s. by 423. 
Ota Ww Time fromj N.V.  } : 
Chronometer. | “Level. [the merid.|_ Sines. | Readings, &c. 
4.45.27 Of 0115. 2312252 ‘Forthe Zero. Final. Lat. 40.42.43. Cos. 9.879668 
49.06} 0) 0/11.44/1310  |328.26.20 21.34.50 
51.50]+ 3|—-7| 9.00] 771 20 4.30 Dec. 23.26.34. Cos. 9.9625861 
57.23 |4+- 2|— 7| 3.27] 113 ~ 50 5.10 
9 = 40 O|—10) 1.10) 13 00 4,30 L.D. 64.09.15. Co-sec. 0.0457718 
»-03.10]+ 9 0} 2.20} 52 398 °96.995 34.45 
05.25|+ 7i— 3} 4.35] 200 oe sapped L : uc 3144251 
07.10 0 0! 6.20} 382 _31-533.37,5 31.33.37,5 Log. sin. 1/’. Coear. 93144251 
09.10/+ 6/— 4) 8.20] 661 720 
10.38/+ 7/— 3] 9.48] 914 Level +-5,5 Const. Log. 5.2024513 
12.54)/+ 8i— 3/12.04/1386 773. 08.28 
15.00]/+ 8/— 2)14.10/1910 ba i A 
ag =so, ————|Obs. Zen. Dist. 64.25. 42,3 Log. 830,3 (+4) 6.9192350 
pee oe | S80 Bek. = Par. 4-2, 02,4 RETR s 
5,5 | Semid.  —16.17,6 Corr, = _2'. 12,3 2.1216863 
Corr. —2.12,3 
True mer. Zen. Dist. 64. 09. 14,8 
Declin. 23. 26. 33,8 
Latitude 40. 42.41 N. 
December 24th, Bar. 30, 40; Therm. 21; 423 fast of mean time 5h. 00m. 56s. ; the Sidereal Chron. 702 fast of 423 th. 
36m. 52s, at 11h. 47. by 423; the Pole Star (AR 0. 57. 46, 3) on the meridian at 19h. 23m. 51s. by 702. 
Chronometer. | “Level. Iona ok pay Readings, &c. 
i9.09.48 0; 0114. 03|1879 |For the Zero. Final. Lat. 40.42.43. Cos. 9.8796683 
13.13 {+11 0/10. 38|1076 |228.56.30 80.37.40 : 
15.32 Oo} 86} 8.19} 658 56.20 37.00 Dec. 88.22.18. Cos. 8.4535622 
16.52 0 0| 6.59| 464. 7 57.00 - 38.10 
19.02 |—11)— 1| 4.49] 221 | 56.30 37.30  %.D, »47.39.31 Co-sec. 0.1312705 
20.48 |+10/\+ 1) 3.03) 89 |998°56.35 80.37.35 _ O 
Bo Re | 0-89) “4 et os. 35, 491.0825 Log. sin. 1” 
25.14 |— 9— 11 1.23| 19. {2131-03-25 . 03. og.sin. 1”. Co-ar. 5.3144251 
30.37 ie a g 6. 46 Pre RC th) wieeBOOs 
33 .00 9.09! 797 Level+13 Const. Log. 3.778 
35-08 + 8\— ait. 17 1212 Ewe elise Ae 
37 .09,5 — 2/13. 18 11683 ed 
eee Se Obs. Z,.D...,.47. 98208 Log. 7114 (44) 6. 
ee ira aes eta og, | Oe TA CES) B.Bberis9 
+13 Corr. —0. 04,3 
Corr. 4’.3 0.6310400 
True mer.Z.D.47. 39. 31,1 
Stars Declin. 88.22.18,3 
Latitude 40.42. 47,2 N- 
