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TABLE III. ( 2nd Series.) 
Rates of the Clock by the Stars’ Transits. (Losing.) 
Stars. 
From 
26 to 2; 
26 to 28 
26 to 29 
27 to 28 
27 to 29 
28 to 29 
S. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
y Ursae Maj. 
34 A 7 
34,68 
— 
35*34 
— 
— 
$ 
— 
— 
— 
35*07 
35*53 
36,00 
Cor Caroli - 
— 
— 
— 
— 
35*59 
— 
g Ursas Maj. 
34*45 
— 
35 *°» 
— 
35* 2 9 
— 
fj 
— 
“ 
— 
— 
— 
35 * 5 1 
Bootis 
34> 2 8 
— 
3 4*9 2 
— 
35*24 
— 
$ — — 
— 
— 
— 
— 
35*57 
- 
y 
“ 
— 
— 
35*45 
— 
Mean by stars - 
34 * 3 ° 
34,68 
34>96 
35,2° 
35*44 
35*75 
Proportional rate for the ? 
acceleration 3 m 56 s . ( 
+,10 
+ .10 
+ *1° 
+ ,IO 
+ ,10 
+ ,10 
Rate in a mean solar day 
34 * 4 ° 
34*78 
35,06 
35*30 
35*54 
35***5 
Mean solar Time to which 
8 h 45 m 
7 h 24" 
9 h 21 m 
7 h 33 ” 
9 h 6 m 
8 h 27™ 
the above rates are due 
A. M. 27 
P. M. 27 
A.M. 28 
A.M. 28 
P. M. 28 
A. M. 29 
TABLE IV. 
Rates by the Sun’s Transits. (Clock losing.) 
26 to 27 
26 to 28 
26 to 29 
26 to 30 
27 to 28 
27 to 29 
27 to 30 
28 to 29 
28 to 30 
29 to 30 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
32,63 
33 * 4 2 
34,10 
34*56 
34,22 
34*84 
3 5 * 2 1 
35*46 
35*70 
35*95 
u h 55 m 
1 i h 56“ 
n h 56™ 
1 i h 56 m 
1 1 11 5 6 m 
1 i h 56™ 
1 i h 56™ 
1 1 h 56™ 
i i h 5 7 ro 
u h 57 “ 
P.M. 26 
A. M. 27 
P. M. 27 
A.M. 28 
P. M. 27 
A.M. 28 
P.M. 28P.M. 28 
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A. M. 29 
P. M. 29 
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