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1) For Tine determination( with Chronometer) Dec. 25, 1846 



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2) Ditto for Time determination Dec 27, 1846 



3) On Dec # 29 the Chronometer unf ortunately remained stuck aRain,, 

 because it had not been wo und« The f ollowing day (12« 30) in the 

 afternoon I started it a^ain (by the church-clock of Chihuehua 

 set for 3:00 pm) but had no oportunity to make a tine determi- 

 nation on the same day as it was extremely windy. Only during 

 the f ollowing day ( 12.31) did I make the f ollowing time deter- 

 minations« 



4) I made the f ollowing 5 observations for latitude determination 

 of Chihuahua ( with correlation to the above time determina- 

 tlons) . 



1. Double highth of the upuer Ore^des on Dec. 20 



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5. Double highth of A Orionis (Rigel) in culmination 12.23. 



evenengs 1 1846. 



5) The preliminary ofexKXYariciBnixx calculation of these 5 obser - 

 vations result in a latitude 



item 5 ) 28" 34 f 46*\6 would be accordin-ly be the 

 median of these observations for the latitude of 

 Chihuahua 



(translated by Edfcnr Denison, St. Louis, Mo. 



November 198?) 



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