Agronomical Qbfervations. 
179 
I’be Longitude of Corke fettled from the foregoing obferva- 
tions compared with others made at the Royal Qbfer- 
v-atory at Greenwich. By Nevil Malkelyne, D. D. 
F. R. S. and Ajlronomer Royal. 
THE obfervations made at the Royal Obfervatory at 
Greenwich neareft to thole made at Corke are as follows, 
and the error of the Nautical Almanac with refpedt 
to the time obferved is fet down, and alfo the corredtion 
of the Nautical Almanac, with refpedt to the time ob- 
ferved, and reduced to the effedt of a 3! feet telefcope, 
which Ihews the immerlions of the firft fatellite fooner, 
and the emerlions later, than the fix feet refledlor does 
by about 1 3''. 
- 
Apparent 
time. 
Tele- 
fcope. 
State of air. 
Corr. ol 
Nautical 
Almanac. 
Correction of 
Naut. Almanac 
for 3 1 telefcope. 
h 
t 
n 
Feet. 
/ 
It 
/ 
n 
£ 77 2 > July 
1 1 
Im. 
I I 
22 
25 
3 i 
- - 
— 0 
I 1 
— O 
II 
Aug. 
26 
Em. 
H 
4 
22 
6 
Air clear. 
— 0 
l 9 
— O 
6 
Sept. 
27 
Em. 
10 
52 
43 
3 i 
Air very clear. 
- 0 
12 
— O 
12 
oa. 
*3 
Em. 
9 
J 7 
4 
3 i 
Air clear. 
— 0 
22 
— 0 
22 
1773, Aug. 
3 T 
Im. 
9 
5 1 
57 
6 
Air clear. 
-0 
3 
— O 
16 
i774, Sept. 
10 
Im. 
*5 
28 
3 1 
6 
[Air clear & If ’s 
1 belts diftm&. 
-fo 
57 
+ 0 
44 
Dec. 
29 
Em. 
1 1 
3 
48 
6 
- 
— 0 
4 
+ O 
9 
1775, Feb. 
22 
Em. 
7 
49 
37 
6 
Air clear. 
4-0 
29 
+ 0 
42 , 
Aug. 
7 
Im. 
H 
53 
55 
6 
Air very clear. 
+ 1 
28 
+ 1 
i 5 
oa. 
22 
Im. 
17 
37 
1 
6 
Air very clear. 
+1 
33 
+ 1 
20 
A a a 
Hence 
