2 Results of Makerstoun Observations, 1845. 
TABLE I. — Mean Westerly Declination for each Civil Week-Day and Week in 1845. 
Civil 
Dav. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
March. 
April. 
May. 
.June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Uct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
25° 
\ 
12-78 
15-12 
13-48 
1 1 -48 
11-19 
[11-52] 
10-70 
11-16 
09-81 
1 1-53 
08-93 
08-21 
9 
1 ^.7s 
1 o / o 
[14-88] 
n 3-^91 
12-16 
10-65 
1 1-32 
10-55 
1 1-51 
1 1-63 
11-41 
L i V/ i U J 
o 
1 4.90 
14-55 
1 3-34 
1 1 -77 
10-17 
1 1 -26 
1 1-76 
n 1 -211 
Li J. -il J 
10-25 
1 1-43 
11-10 
1 n.9Q 
A 
13-47 
14-38 
13-52 
12-17 
[10-88] 
1 2-46 
1 1-34 
12-33 
10-85 
11-31 
OQ-77 
•Jul! 
06-86 
5 
16-13 
13-28 
11-52 
10-90 
1 1-43 
10-99 
10-44 
09-89 
n 1 -01 1 
Li i ui J 
11-64 
10-21 
14-27 
14-73 
13-52 
10-81 
10-86 
[11-33] 
11-36 
10-41 
11-41 
10-77 
08-5 1 
7 
14-00 
14-17 
13-83 
12-17 
1 1-57 
11-31 
10-81 
10-88 
[10-22] 
10-44 
12-06 
8 
14-73 
13-77 
14-10 
1 1-76 
11-59 
[1 1-36] 
1 1-96 
12-57 
1 1-25 
10-07 
1 1-00 
08-75 
q 
1 1-87 
[13-98] 
ri 3-61 1 
1 1-38 
1 1-43 
11-01 
11-10 
1 1-82 
09-26 
08-40 
[10-64] 
08-22 
10 
1 1-04 
13-35 
13-41 
1 1-84 
1 1-04 
11-01 
10-85 
[10-83] 
10-04 
10-79 
10-08 
08-99 
1 1 
14-60 
13-79 
1 3-12 
1 1-46 
[1 1-53] 
12-56 
11-04 
09-99 
09-89 
11. 04 
09-63 
08-16 
12 
[13-61] 
14-05 
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 
ril-171 
10-19 
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 
15 
13-84 
13-57 
13-83 
1 1-38 
11-48 
[10-83] 
11-16 
1 1-43 
09-70 
10-70 
10-07 
06-96 
16 
14-88 
[13-62] 
[13-61] 
1 1-30 
12-19 
1 1-23 
1 1-00 
10-51 
10-17 
10-88 
r09-831 
08-01 
17 
14-65 
13-52 
13-48 
1 1-00 
1 1-45 
1 1-03 
11-07 
[10-72] 
09-59 
1 1-89 
1 1-53 
08-55 
18 
15-26 
13-59 
13-18 
11-05 
n 1-811 
10-19 
11-13 
1 1-39 
10-15 
10-29 
08-31 
08-43 
19 
ri 4-581 
LIT: eJOJ 
13-59 
13-13 
09-68 
12-78 
1 1-21 
1 1-28 
1113 
10-77 
[10-95] 
08-99 
08-32 
20 
13-31 
1 3-86 
13-02 
[1 1-02] 
12-22 
10-93 
n 1-131 
10-63 
09-89 
11-37 
09-09 
07-53 
21 
14-58 
13-55 
13-25 
1 1-20 
10-72 
1 1-64 
1 1-45 
1016 
[10-55] 
10-73 
08-10 
22 
14-82 
14-42 
13-23 
11-39 
10-68 
[1 1-20] 
1 1-32 
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 
1 (J ' OO 
1 ^ no 
1 1 .Q7 
no tRi 
L I' 4 o 
UO'O O 
Uo'DcS 
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 
U-U 
[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 
[OS-OS' 
29 
15-16 
12-33 
11-28 
11-08 
[11-04] 
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. — Mean Variations of Westerly Declination, after Eliminating the Secular Change, 
with reference to the Moon's Age, Declination, and Distance from the Earth, for 1845. 
Moon's 
Age. 
Variations 
of West 
Declina- 
tion. 
Moon's 
Age. 
Variations 
of West 
Declina- 
tion. 
After 
Moon 
fartliest 
North. 
Variations 
of West 
Declina- 
tion. 
After 
Moon 
farthest 
North. 
Variations 
of West 
Declina- 
tion. 
i Before 
and 
after 
Perigee. 
Variations 
of West 
Declina- 
tion. 
Before 
and 
after 
Apogee. 
Variations 
of West 
Declina- 
tion. 
Day. 
Dm,v. 
Dav. 
D.1V. 
Dav. 
Day. 
15 
0-34 
0 
0-41 
6 
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 
0-4S 
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 
0-33 
3 
0-09 
3 
0-25 
20 
0-22 
5 
0-65 
5 
0-43 
19 
0-86 
2 
003 
2 
0-72 
21 
0-24 
6 
0-83 
6 
0-60 
20 
0-57 
1 
0-10 
0-14 
22 
0-15 
7 
0-43 
7 
0-42 
21 
0-49 
P 
0-36 
1 
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 
000 
25 
0-61 
10 
0-43 
10 
0-58 
24 
0-71 
3 
0-10 
3 
0-21 
26 
002 
1 1 
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 
6 
0-25 
6 
0-43 
29 
055 
14 
0-47 
7 
0-10 
0-23 
