34 
Captain Kater's account of the 
Gallon No. 4. 
Date. 
Barom. 
Temp, 
of the 
Water. 
Weight pf 
water con- 
tained bythe 
gallon. 
IO lbs. ± 
Correction 
for 
Barometer. 
Correction 
for 
Temperat. 
Weight of 
water the 
gallon 
should have 
contained. 
IO lbs. ± 
Error 
in grains. 
June. 
6 
8 
1 1 
13 
H 
*5 
Inches. 
29.94 
29.95 
30,22 
30,16 
30,14 
30,28 
30 , 25 ' 
O 
59 > 2 
61.7 
66.9 
68,2 
67,0 
68.8 
67.9 
Grains. 
+ 12,36 
+ 2,36 
— 19,69 
— 28,58 
— 25,30 
— 36 , 4 2 
— 3 0 ,84 
Grains. 
+ 0,15 
+ 0,12 
— 0,54 
— 0,40 
— 0,35 
— 0,69 
— 0,61 
Grains. 
4 11,60 
+ 1,31 
— 24,96 
— 32,54 
— 25,52 
— 36,17 
— 30,75 
Grains, 
+ H ,75 
+ I »43 
25,50 
— 32,94 
— 25,87 
— 36,86 
— 31,36 
+ 0,61 
+ 0,93 
+ 5* 81 
+ 4,36 
+ °,57 
+ °>44 
+ 0 ,52 
Mr. Bate. , 
Mr. Bate. 
Mr. Bate. 
Mean 
Mean, rejecting greatest and least 
+ 1,89 
+ 0,61 
Gallon No. 5. 
Date. 
Barom. 
Temp, 
of the 
Water. 
Weight of 
water con- 
tained bythe 
gallon. 
10 lbs. 4 ^ 
Correction 
for 
Barometer. 
Correction 
for 
Temperat. 
Weight of 
water the 
gallon 
should have 
contained. 
IO lbs. + 
Error 
in grains. 
June. 
Inches. 
O 
Grains. 
Grains. 
Grains. 
Grains. 
1 
30,30 
58,7 
+ 12,83 
— 0,74 
+ 13,47 
+ 12,73 
4 0,10 
30,27 
60,25 
+ 5,80 
— 0,66 
+ 7,47 
4 6,81 
— 1,01 
Mr. Bate. 
3 
29,70 
60,6 
+ 7 » 9 * 
+ 0,74 
4 6,02 
4 6,76 
+ 1,15 
8 
29,95 
61,4 
-f 2,80 
4 0,12 
4 2,63 
+ 2,75 
4 0,05 
Mean 
4 0,07 
Adjustment of the Quart and Pint for the Exchequer . 
The quart and pint measures for the Exchequer differed 
in no respect from the gallon, except in being of inferior 
dimensions, and were adjusted in a similar manner. 
