18 
MR. RUMKER’S OBSERVATIONS 
Micrometrical Mensurations during’ the Solar Eclipse’s Transit of $ &c. &c. 
Eclipse of the Sun observed August 16 , 1822 , at Paramatta. 
h m s 
Beginning 5 14 30 ] , m- 
End ...? 7 47 54.3 ) Cereal Time. 
Measurement of the Difference D d 
of Declination between the Sun’s 
and Moon’s Southern Limbs. 
Sidereal Time. 
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t 
// 
6 
2 
53 
13 
39-6 
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4 
9 
13 
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4 
50 
13 
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5 
23 
13 
6.4 
6 
2 
13 
6.4 
5? 
6 
45 
12 
56.5 
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7 
14 
12 
49-3 
7 
47 
12 
43.4 
5? 
8 
25 
12 
42.8 
yy 
9 
6 
12 
25.8 
yy 
10 
11 
12 
18.0 
yy 
10 
54 
12 
8.2 
yy 
11 
31 
11 
58.4 
yy 
12 
15 
11 
46.7 
yy 
12 
49 
11 
45.5 
yy 
13 
34 
11 
31.6 
yy 
14 
31 
11 
23.8 
yy 
15 
14.0 
11 
14.0 
yy 
15 
51 
11 
13.4 
yy 
16 
42 
11 
1.0 
yy 
17 
31 
10 
49-9 
yy 
18 
9 
10 
42.6 
yy 
18 
52 
10 
29-9 
yy 
19 
27 
10 
29-6 
yy 
20 
1 
10 
18.7 
yy 
20 
56 
10 
13.3 
yy 
21 
46 
10 
5.4 
Measurement of the Chords. 
Sidereal Time. 
Chord. 
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s 
/ 
// 
7 
6 
40 
25 
57 
yy 
7 
46 
25 
46 
yy 
8 
21 
25 
37 
yy 
9 
9 
25 
17 
yy 
10 
4 
25 
10 
yy 
11 
1 
24 
54 
yy 
12 
1 
24 
35 
yy 
13 
55 
24 
17 
yy 
14 
58 
23 
55 
yy 
15 
38 
23 
36 
yy 
17 
20 
22 
58 
yy 
18 
16 
22 
46 
yy 
18 
53 
22 
33 
yy 
19 
46 
22 
22 
yy 
20 
16 
22 
11 
yy 
20 
49 
22 
0 
yy 
21 
37 
21 
43 
yy 
22 
15 
21 
30 
yy 
23 
20 
21 
10 
yy 
24 
55 
20 
25 
yy 
25 
55 
19 
59 
yy 
26 
48 
19 
45 
yy 
27 
33 
19 
25 
yy 
28 
18 
19 
15 
yy 
30 
28 
18 
40 
yy 
30 
4 
18 
19 
yy 
31 
7 
17 
54 
yy 
31 
50 
17 
29 
yy 
32 
51 
16 
58 
yy 
33 
47 
16 
34 
yy 
35 
34 
15 
55 
yy 
35 
50 
15 
24.5 
yy 
37 
37 
14 
-15.5 
yy 
38 
17 
13 
47.5 
yy 
38 
57 
13 
18 
yy 
39 
46 
12 
55 
yy 
40 
28 
12 
16.7 
yy 
41 
5 
11 
45.3 
yy 
41 
38 
11 
10.1 
yy 
42 
12 
10 
33.5 
yy 
42 
45 
10 
4.8 
yy 
43 
22 
9 
26.2 
yy 
43 
58 
8 
54.2 
yy 
44 
39 
8 
0.7 
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This eclipse will have been total at Capel lat 15 27 S. 
Bedford in J and long. 145 30 E. 
22 14.0 
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