Table containing the Results of the Observations for the Effect of Terrestrial Refraction. 
Dates of the 
Obfervations. 
Places. 
Bar. 
Therm 
In. 
Q 
1787, Oft. 21. 
Allington Knoll 
- 
29.61 
56 
23- 
Ruckinge 
- 
29.82 
5ii 
19. 
Dymchurch Inn 
- 
29.9 
552 
21. 
Allington Knoll 
- 
29.61 
56 
19. 
Dymchurch Inn 
- 
2 9 . 9 
552 
21. 
Allington Knoll 
- 
29.61 
5 6 
26 . 
Tenterden Inn 
- 
29-54 
56* 
7- 
Padlefworth 
- 
29.6 
70 
1788, Aug. 18. 
Frant Inn 
- 
29.36 
58 
2 3- 
Botley Hill 
- 
28.89 
62F 
1787, Sept. 28. 
Dover CJaltle 
- 
29.62 
58f 
Oft. 7. 
Padlelvvorth 
29 6 
70 
i3- 
fanlight Down 
- 
28.81 
552 
26. 
Tenterden Inn 
- 
29 54 
5 b f 
26. 
Tenterden Inn 
- 
2 9-54 
561 
1788, Aug. 11. 
Goudhurft Churchyard 
29.74 
sU 
18. 
Frant Inn 
- 
29.36 
58 
1787, Oft. 13. 
Fairlight Down 
- 
28.81 
55f 
1788, Aug. 11. 
Goudhurft Churchyard 
29.74 
sH 
1787, Oft. 26. 
Tenterden inn 
- 
29-54 
sH 
21. 
Allington Knoll 
- 
29.61 
5 6 
Sept. 28. 
Dover Caftle 
- 
29.62 
58| 
1788, Sept. 2. 
Folkltone 'Turnpike 
29-55 
64 
Stations. 
Height of the 
Telefcopeabove 
the Sea in Feet 
Diftance 
of the Station 
in Fathoms. 
Contain- 
ed Arc 
nearly. 
Mean 
Refraftion. 
Proportion- 
able Part. 
j Allington Knoll and Ruckinge — j 
A. 
R. 
329 - 1 
37-4 1 
2675-4 
y 
2 
// 
38 
I 
// 
8 
i and -j 
High Nook and Lydd — j 
H. 
L. 
27.6 I 
1 3°-4 J 
5227.1 
5 
8 
O 
55 
I and 4 
j Allington Knoll and High Nook — j 
A. 
H. 
329 - 1 
27.6 ] 
3864.1 
3 
48 
0 
38 
| Allington Knoll and Tenterden — — j 
A. 
T. 
329 - 1 
322.3 I 
10296. 
IO 
5 
I 
2 3 § 
7 and -J 
Padlefworth and Lydd — j 
P. 
L. 
624. | 
! 3°-4 J 
I 3 2 55-5 
13 
2 
1 
3 i 
i 
| Frant and Botley Hill — . . j 
F. 
B. 
& 59 - 1 
880. j 
15060.7 
14 
48 
2 
I 
X 
8 
j- Dover Caftle and Padlefworth — j 
D. 
P. 
ft ) 
7 ° 93-5 
6 
,57 
O 
42 
X 
TS 
| Fairlight Down and Tenterden — j 
F. 
T. 
599 - \ 
322.3 J 
11939.1 
I I 
46 
I 
12 
X 
T<y 
Tenterden and Lydd — — j 
T. 
L. 
322-3 1 
1 3°-4 J 
11027.8 
IP 
5 ° 
O 
55 ! 
j 1 , and T \ 
| Goudhurft and Frant — — { 
G. 
F. 
497 - 1 
& 59 - J 
7398-3 
7 
O 
382 
TT 2nC ^ A 
Fairlight Down and Lydd — — j 
F. 
L. 
599 - 1 
• 3°-4 J 
12948-3 
II 
43 
O 
55 
X 
TT 
] Goudhurft and Tenterden — — j 
G. 
T. 
497 - ] 
322-3 J 
9062.4 
8 
53 
O 
35 
TT 
Allington Knoll and Lydd — — j 
A. 
L. 
329 - 1 
1304 J 
7975 - 
7 
5 i 
O 
21 
1 
TT 
| Dover Caftle and Folkftone Turnpike j 
D. 
F. 
469. j 
575-3 J 
5259.1 
5 
9.4 
O 
12.8 
r 
IT 
Results of 
Single Observatj 
ONS 
lependin 
g on the Heights of Dover Caftle anc 
Coaft of France. 
Fol 
kftone 1 
^urnpike, cc 
imbined 
with tho 
e on the 
1788, Sept. 2. 
1787, Sept. 28. 
1788, Sept. 2. 
— — — 
29.55 
29.62 
29-55 
64 
58! 
64 
] Folkftone Turnpike and N. D. Church at Ca- j 
J lais ( 
Dover Caftle and N. D. Church at Calais j 
1 Folkftone Turnpike and Station at Montlam- f 
J bert — — — 1 
F. 
C. 
D. 
C. 
F. 
M 
575-3 1 
140.5 J 
a6 9 . j 
140.5 J 
575-3 1 
639-5 J 
26697. 
22908. 
28967. 
26 4 
22 28.2 
28 29 
3 54-8 
0 15.4 
1 45- 
i and 4 
* tV and -j% 
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