110 Report of the Kew Observatory Committee, 



Table I. — Hourly Means of Declination, as determined from the 



Hours 



Preceding 



Mid. 



1. 



2 



3. 



4. 



5. 





7. 



8. 



9. 



10. 



11. 





noon. 





























(17° +) West 







Winter. 













1896. 





























Months. 





























J an. . . 



14-7 



11-8 



12-4 



12-8 



12-9 



13-0 



13-1 



12-9 



12-8 



12-3 



11 -9 



12-7 



14-7 



Feb. .. 



17-0 



12-1 



12-6 



12-8 



12-6 



12'5 



12-4 



12-4 



12-2 



11-9 



12-3 



13-2 



14 -9 



March. . 



18-4 



12-2 



12-2 



12-4 



12 -1 



12 1 



11-9 



11-8 



11 -3 



9-9 



9-6 



11 -8 



14-8 



Oct. .. 



14-3 



9-0 



8-8 



9'1 



9-0 



9 



8-7 



8-4 



7-9 



7-2 



7-6 



9-6 



12 '2 



Nov. .. 



12 6 



8-5 



8-7 



8-9 



9-1 



9-2 



9-2 



8-7 



8-5 



8-2 



7-9 



9-1 



10 -8 



Dec. .. 



10-7 



7-4 



7-8 



8-1 



8-3 



8-5 



8-5 



8-3 



8-2 



8-2 



8-3 



8-3 



93 



Mean 



14 -6 



1.0-2 



10 -4 



]0-7 



10 7 



10-7 



10-6 



10-4 



10'2 



9'6 



9*6 



10'8 



12-8 



Summer. 















/ 



/ 















April . . 



15-4 



9-6 



10 -o 



10-2 



10-3 



9-9 



9-8 



8-6 



7-1 



6-3 



6 2 



8-2 



11-4 



May .. 



14-5 



9-9 



9-8 



9-6 



9-2 



8-4 



73 



6-2 



5-4 



5-6 



6-5 



9-0 



11 '4 



J une . . 



14'9 



8-8 



8-8 



8-3 



8'2 



7-7 



6-4 



53 



5-2 



5-7 



7-1 



9-1 



11-6 



July .. 



14-2 



9-6 



9-6 



9-4 



8-8 



8-4 



7-4 



6-3 



5-8 



6 3 



7-tf 



9-5 



11 -8 



Aug. . . 



15 -3 



8-5 



8-8 



8-6 



8'2 



7-9 



7-3 



0-7 



fi-3 



6'5 



7-8 



10-2 



12 -9 



Sept. . . 



16-0 



8-7 



8-8 



8-7 



8-5 



8-2 



7-7 



6-9 



6-0 



53 



G-4 



9-8 



13 -2 



Mean 



15-1 



9-2 



9-3 



9-1 



8-9 



8'4 



7'6 



6-7 



6-0 



-0 



6-9 



9-3 



12-0 



Table II. — Diurnal Inequality of the Kew 



Hours 



Mid. 



1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



9. 



10. 



11. 



Summer Mean. 





-1-1 



-0-9 



-1-1 



-1-4 



-1-8 



/ 



-2-6 



-3-6 



-4-3 



-4-3 



-3-3 



t 



-0-9 



t 



-hl-8 



Winter Mean. 





-1-2 



-1-0 



-0-7 



-0-7 



-0-7 



-0-8 



-1-0 



-1-2 



-1-8 



-1-8 



/ 



-0-6 



4-1-4 



Annual Mean. 





-1*1 



-1-0 



-0-9 



-1-0 



-1-3 



-1-7 



-2 -3 



-2-7 



-3-0 



-2-6 



-0-8 



+ 1-6 



1 



Note. — When the sign is + the magnet 



