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Transactions of the Boyal Society of South Africa. 
TABLE I. 
Showing the Daily Kange of the Declination in Minutes of Arc, and the Times of the 
Maximum and Minimum Variation from 24° W. 
Date. 
Eange in 
Minutes. 
First 
Min. 
Second 
Min. 
First 
Max. 
Second 
Max. 
a m 
1 
p.m. 
a m 
p m 
Sept. 1 
594 
7.0 
I 3.0 
11.15 
6.0* 
2 
93 
6.40 
4.10 
11.20 
8.30 
3 
36 
6.30 
5.0 
10.50 
7.10 
4 
8-6 
7.30 
4.20 
11.40 
8.0 
5 
4.7 
6.50 
4.0 
11.10 
8.0 
6 
7-2 
8.0 
4.30 
10.30 
6.0 
7 
8-64 
7.10 
3.10 
10.45 
6.20 
8 
722 
7.10 
11.0 
6.50 
9 
5 94 
7 0 
3.30 
11.30 
7.15 
10 
6*84 
6.45 
3.45 
11.40 
7.50 
11 
7 38 
7.0 
3.30 
11.0 
7.0 
12 
736 
6.45 
4.30 
12.0 
10.10 
13 
69 
7.20 
3.35 
12.0 
10.40 
14 
792 
7.30 
4.0 
11.20 
6.0 
15 
7-84 
7.0 
3.15 
11.45 
7.20 
16 
90 
6.50 
3.10 
11.0 
6.30 
17 
9*9 
6.45 
3.45 
11.0 
9.40 
18 
3*96 
7.0 
3.50 
11.15 
10.15 
19 
5*7 
6.30 
5.0 
15.0 
11.40 
20 
7*95 
6.50 
4.30 
11.5 
8.0 
21 
576 
7.0 
3.20 
11.0 
8.0 
22 
6-48 
6.45 
3.30 
11.20 
9.30 
23 
36 
7.0 
3.0 
10.30 
7.30 
24 
8*7 
7.0 
2.5 
11.0 
12.0 
25 
27 
6.30 
2.0 
9.0 
7.0 
26 
8-1 
6.45 
2^50 
10.15 
6.40 
27 
324 
6.40 
3.0 
8.30 
6.0 
28 
56 
6.0 
3.20 
9.0 
7.30 
29 
7-4 
6.30 
2.45 
9-15 
6.0 
30 
8-5 
6.45 
2.10 
10-0 
6.0 
Oct. 1 
7'92 
7.0 
1.50 
90 
7.45 
2 
7-2 
6.30 
2.30 
10.0 
6.30 
3 
7.74 
6.50 
2.20 
9.20 
7^30 
4 
4-64 
6.30 
2.30 
9-0 
8.0 
5 
396 
6.20 
2.15 
8.30 
7.0 
6 
1026 
5.45 
2.30 
11.10 
7.15 
7 
7"2 
6.30 
3.0 
10. 40 
6.30 
8 
8*7 
2.0 
9.0 
7.0 
9 
7*45 
6.0 
2.45 
9.20 
7.40 
10 
566 
5.50 
3.0 
9. 10 
9.5 
11 
6-46 
5.45 
2.30 
10-20 
10.30 
12 
8'28 
6.10 
2.15 
10.0 
8.30 
13 
7'15 
2.15 
9.0 
5.30 
14 
lO'O 
5.30 
2.30 
8.30 
8.0 
15 
8'1 
6.50 
1.30 
8.30 
5.45 
16 
375 
5.0 
2.30 
6.50 
7.30 
17 
18 
6-3 
6.15 
2.30 
8.0 
8.30 
19 
8-1 
6.50 
2.30 
8.50 
8.0 
20 
7-2 
5.45 
2.40 
9.15 
6.30 
21 
10-26 
6.0 
3.15 
8.30 
7.30 
22 
9-9 
6.40 
1.30 
8.45 
7.0 
23 
8-4 
6.50 
12.0 
8.20 
8.30 
24 
70 
6.30 
1.30 
7.50 
5.30 
25 
10-8 
6.20 
1.45 
9.0 
5.40 
26 
9-72 
1.0 
8.40 
5.0 
27 
10-8 
6.15 
2.45 
10.30 
6.0 
28 
7-2 
6.20 
3.0 
8.50 
6.30 
29 
10-2 
6.50 
2.30 
9.30 
8.0 
30 
9-9 
6.30 
2.45 
9.15 
9.0 
31 
10-6 
6.50 
2.20 
9.0 
6.0 
The range is given in minutes of arc. 
