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Saturday, June 3, correfponding double altitudes of 
the Sun’s lower limb for midnight, taken in a 
faucer of oil. 
June 3 
, Aft. 
moon. 
Altitude. 
Morn. June 4. 
Compared fepara 
h 
/ 
if 
0 ^ 
h 
/ 
n 
h 
! // 
At 4 
4 
25 
76 58 
8 
29 
41 
12 
17 03 
4 
6 
43 
76 10 
8 
27 
21 
12 
17 02 
4 
8 
34 
IS 33 
8 
25 
26 
12 
17 0 
4 
10 
42 
74 50 
8 
23 
20 
12 
17 or 
4 
12 
52 
74 
21 
1 1 
12 
17 02 
4 
8 
39 
Mean 
8 
25 
24 
Mean 
20 
25 
24 
12 
16 
16 
45 
Interval 
20 
25 
24 
* 
8 08 2 2 1 Half Interval 
4 08 39 
12 17 oi| Time of midnight as Ihewn by clock 
4-9 Equat. of correfponding altitudes 
12 17 lOj Clock too fall for apparent time of midnight 
+ 2 II Equation of time- — from apparent 
12 I g 2 1 1 Clock too fad for mean time 
20 47 Clock too fad, June 2, at noon 
1 25I Clock has loft in 36 hours 
3'7| Clock loft in 24 hours by the preceding obfervations 
28| Clock loft in 12 hours by the prefent oblervation, 
which is very near at the fame rate. 
Double altitudes, taken with a fextant, in a faucer of 
oil, for finding the lat. of the place of obfervation. 
June 4 , morn. 
Alt. 0 1. limb. 
Afternoon, 
h / n 
0 t 
h t rt 
At 
10 34 7 
113 12 
2 I 50 
10 36 44 
1 16 00 
2 4 32 
JO 37 40 
116 13 
2 6 24 
10 39 26 
116 38 
2 8 03 
Doub. alt. Q 1. limb, 
o / 
114 36' 
113 4-6 . 
113 20 
50, 
There is 3' to be 
fubtradledfrom the. 
half A for the er- 
rors of quadrant. 
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