AT THE OBSERVATORY AT PARAMATTA. 
43 
Southern Solstice, December 1826 . 
1826. 
Barom. 
Ther. 
Observed 
S.P.D. 
Limb. 
Refract. 
Parallax 
Reduct, to 
Solstice. 
Semidia- 
meter. 
Corr. for 
Sun’s Lat 
I'frue South Polar 
Dist. of Tropic*. 
Dec. 1 
inches. 
29.75 
102 
O 
68 
32 
36.79 
L 
9-25 
0 
1 
44 
10.2 
16 
n 
15.5 
// 
— 0.16 
6°6 
32 
20.18 
3 
30.26 
73 
67 
41 
41.32 
U 
9-55 
99 
25 
47.5 
99 
15.8 
0.34 
99 
99 
18.83 
4 
30.15 
75 
68 
5 
44.92 
L 
9-85 
99 
17 
13.9 
99 
15.9 
0.42 
99 
99 
24.55 
5 
29.94 
81 
67 
25 
2.64 
U 
9-00 
99 
9 
6.3 
99 
16.0 
0.52 
99 
99 
20.82 
6 
29.91 
90 
67 
49 
55.52 
L 
9.08 
99 
1 
25.6 
99 
16.2 
0.54 
99 
99 
22.26 
7 
29-97 
89 
67 
10 
5.34 
U 
8.60 
0 
54 
9.8 
99 
16.3 
— 0.51 
99 
99 
19.89 
10 
29.72 
83 
67 23 
30.72 
L 
8.69 
99 
35 
4.6 
99 
16.6 
0.25 
99 
99 
17.96 
11 
29.88 
81 
67 
18 
2.29 
L 
8.69 
9? 
29 
36.9 
99 
16.7 
0.10 
99 
99 
17-28 
12 
30.01 
75 
66 
40 
28.57 
U 
8.61 
99 
24 
36.3 
99 
16.8 
+ 0.05 
99 
99 
17-67 
13 
30.08 
74 
67 
8 
34.09 
L 
9-03 
99 
20 
3.3 
99 
16.9 
0.20 
99 
99 
23.12 
14 
30.08 
80 
66 
31 
50.85 
U 
8.39 
99 
15 57-8 
99 
16.9 
+ 0.35 
99 
99 
18.69 
15 
30.214 
78 
67 
0 
54.32 
L 
8.82 
99 
12 
20.1 
99 
17.0 
0.51 
99 
99 
26.55 
21 
29.94 
78 
66 
48 
54.27 
L 
8.66 
99 
0 21.82 
99 
17.5 
0.76 
99 
99 
24.37 
22 
29-99 
75 
66 
15 
55.82 
U 
8.83 
99 
0 
0.83 
99 
17.5 
0.67 
99 
99 
21.98 
23 
29-99 
83 
66 
16 
5.84 
U 
8.1 
99 
0 
8.16 
99 
17.6 
0.59 
99 
99 
23.93 
24 
30.05 
79 
67 49 
12.62 
L 
8.56 
99 
0 
43.82 
99 
17.7 
+ 0.45 
99 
99 
20.11 
25 
30.05 
75 
66 
17 
42.99 
U 
8.2 
99 
1 
47.84 
99 
17-7 
0.30 
99 
99 
21.35 
26 
30.10 
72 
66 
19 
15.28 
U 
8.4 
99 
3 
20.14 
99 
17.7 
0.29 
99 
99 
21.53 
29 
29-95 
72 
66 
26 
40.62 
u 
8.4 
99 
10 
46.51 
99 
17.7 
0.25 
99 
99 
20.46 
30 
29.90 
74 
66 
30 
4.94 
u 
8.4 
99 
14 
11.55 
99 
17.8 
— 0.11 
99 
99 
19-48 
1827. 
Jan. 2 
29.77 
79.3 
67 
15 
46.27 
L 
8.89 
99 
27 
13.3 
99 
17-8 
— 0.55 
99 
99 
23.51 
3 
29.63 
80 
66 
48 
22.40 
u 
8.35 
99 
32 
30.0 
99 
17.8 
0.56 
99 
99 
17.99 
4 
29.41 
89 
67 
26 
46.07 
L 
8.63 
99 
38 
13.3 
99 
17.8 
0.51 
99 
99 
23.09 
5 
29.45 
81 
67 
0 
19.42 
U 
8.44 
99 
44 
23.9 
99 
17.7 
0.40 
99 
99 
21.26 
6 
29.50 
81 
67 
39 
37.1 
L 
9-02 
99 
51 
1.6 
99 
17.7 
0.29 
99 
99 
26.53 
7 
29.75 
76 
67 
46 
40.05 
L 
9-38 
99 
58 
6.0 
99 
17-7 
— 0.14 
99 
99 
25.59 
8 
29.704 
83 
67 
54 
15.57 
L 
9.31 
99 
35 
36.9 
99 
17.7 
0.0 
99 
99 
30.28 
9 
29.83 
83 
68 
2 
15.69 
L 
9-52 
1 
13 
34.2 
99 
17.6 
+ 0.15 
99 
99 
33.56 
10 
29.74 
88 
67 
37 56.13 
U 
9.03 
1 
21 
57.8 
99 
17.6 
0.30 
99 
99 
25.26 
11 
29.84 
83.5 
68 
19 
17.04 
L 
9.75 
1 
30 
47.5 
99 
17.5 
+ 0.44 
99 
99 
22.23 
Mean 
66 
32 
22.344 
Luni-solar nutation —6.32 
66 32 16.02 
Mean obliquity, Jan. 1, 1827. 23 27 43.98 
In the above Solstice the Polar Point has been already applied to the South Polar Distances. 
