distribution , &c. of the magnetic intensity in ships of war. 319 
The succeeding table indicates the positions of the points 
of maximum and minimum intensity in the three sections, 
for the successive positions of the ship’s head : 
Positions of the Stations of Maximum and Minimum Intensity. 
Direction of the 
Ship’s Head. 
Larboard 
Section. 
Middle 
Section. 
Starboard 
Section. 
Poop. 
North. 
c' 109.09 
a ' 90.68 
& 102.19 
</ 101.51 
C' 108.47 
A' 96.85 
East, 
o ' 101.73 
a ! 79.59 
7 ' 99-30 
96.85 
B' 94.49 
C' 91.63 
North-west, 
b ' 104.96 
c ‘ 99.63 
& 100.84 
7 ' 97-69 
C' 1 u. 25 
A' 92.02 
Forecastle. 
North, 
m ' 109.34 
V 87.54 
7' 100.62 
x ' 93.13 
M' 123.06 
L' 89.55 
East, 
V 94.49 
m ! 88.63 
X ipl.17 
89.74 
M' 106.15 
L' 102.41 
North-west, 
m ! 116.86 
V 90.87 
x' III .77 
x ' 92.02 
M' 117.28 
L' 91.34 
Upper Deck. 
- North, 
b " 12I.46 
/' 89.92 
103,21 
86.91 
L" 103.79 
F" 93.68 
East, 
d " 109.34 | »" 99.96 
b “ 74.68 1 6" 92.70 
K" 98.12 
D" 88.35 
North-west, 
b " 131.07 
h " 92.02 
1 S " 103.44 
«" 88.72 
L" 108.59 
F" 90.68 
Lower Deck. 
North, 
d " 122.02 
g "' 78.43 
«"' 104.73 
»'*' 46.60 
E'" 109.34 
G"' 78.43 
East, 
k ‘" 99. 1 9 
d " 77.38 
x'" 109.34 
81.25 
C"'i28.7 9 
G" / 92.12 
North-west, 
e'" 131.23 
g w 89.64 
d " 109.85 
*>"' 54-85 
K"'io2.87 
L" / 82.63 
Several curious relations may be traced among the results 
of the preceding stations. Thus, in the middle and starboard 
