XVII 
AN ACCOUNT 
of the going of the Heci> 
April 27th, 1820. ! 
DATE. 
No. *259 
No. 228 i 
1 
No. 253 
No. : 
jerature. 
1 
Fast 
Daily 
Rate 
Fast 
Daily 
Rate 
Fast 
Daily 
Rate 
Fast 
in. 
Mean 
1319 
I 
m s 
S 
m S 
S 
m s 
S 
m s 
O 
0 
1 
Sept. 
30 
12 43.66 
L3.89 
21 42.16 
G 3.5 
24 41.16 
L 32 
18 33.66 
18 
48 
f 2109 stopt on the 13th, being exposed between | 
Oct. 
7 
12 16.43 
22 06.93 
20 56.93 
18 13.9 
14 
11. 49.2 
3.89 
22 32.2 
3.61 
17 06.45 
32.9 
17 57 
37 
47 
) 2 and 3 hours to a temperature ot — 4° during 1 
| Lunar Observations. 
3.01 
4.13 
31.6 
34 
45 
I 
21 
11 28.1 
3.01 
23 01.1 
4.13 
13 25.1 
30.4 
17 42.5 
33 
44 
623 set near to mean time. | 
Nov. 
28 
11 07 
3.95 
23 30 
3.08 
9 52.5 
30.6 
17 30 
32 
44 
J 25 exposed to cold drafts : shifted on the 2nd 1 
1 November across the cabin. j 
4 
10 39-3 
3.95 
23 51.5 
2.76 
6 18 
32.6 
17 22 
27 
37 
1 
11 
10 11.6 
3.95 
24 10.8 
2.96 
2 29.85 
28.6 
16 57.3 
28 
35 
'25 stopt at 15° Fahrenheit. 
369 lost 47 minutes in one day, and above an I 
18 
09 44 
3.95 
24 31.5 
59 09-5 
16 36.5 
33 
! 
09 16.3 
4 97 
32.4 
15 
hour the next. . f 
25 j 
3.95 
25 06.3 
3.47 
55 22 
30 
16 01.6 
20 
37 
2109 and 523 used in lunar observations, tempe- 1 
perature— 35°. 2109 stopt, and 523 lost 43' in 1 
Dec. 
2 i 
08 48.6 
25 30.6 
51 52.1 
15 40 
two hours and a half. | 
i 
3.5 
3.6 
29.7 
17 
38 
j 
9 
08 24 
3.5 
25 55.75 
3.4 
48 23.7 
28.3 
15 23.75 
31 
49 
(Chronometers suspended close to the stove pipe, 1 
\ the registering Thermometer shifted with them. 1 
1C 
07 59.5 
26 20 
45 05 
15 18 
23 
07 35 
3.5 
26 47.25 
3.9 
2.67 
41 45 
28.6 
31.3 
15 12.5 
30 
28 
48 
42 
7259 omitted to he wound, when compared on 1 
\ the 26th. , f 
1 2109 lost 3' 46" in one day ; cause unknown. 1 
30 
38 36.7 
27 05.95 
38 06 
14 55.6 
(523 stopt in observing lunar’s, temp.— 37^. jj 
1820 
3.6 
4.8 
29.1 
24 
42 
Jan. 
6 
38 11.5 
3.6 
27 .39.5 
4.8 
34 42 
30.5 
14 53.75 
25 
38 
j 
13 
37 46.3 
3.6 
28 13 
31 08.8 
30.1 
14 43.5 
25 
45 
r‘228 omitted to be wound when compared on I 
1 the 16th. 1 
20 
37 21.1 
3.7 
44 44 
5.46 
27 38 
30.14 
14 38.6 
28 
45 
I 
27 
36 55.2 
3.7 
45 12.25 
3.5 
24 07 
30.4 
14 32.7 
23 
41 
Feb. 
3 
36 29.3 
3.7 
45 37.6 
3.9 
20 34 
29.66 
14 23.8 
24 
41 
10 
36 03.4 
3.7 
46 04.9 
5.66 
17 06.4 
30.13 
14 15.1 
10 
40 
) Head lights removed from the cabin windows ; 1 
17 
35 37.5 
46 44.5 
13 35.5 
14 07.5 
V the thermometer fell to 10°, when 25 and 3G9 | 
G 0.5 
17 
29.4 
4 
19.5 
j stopt, and subsequently to O'- 1 when 404 stopt. 1 
24 
35 41 
0,5 
48 43.75 
20.1 
10 09- 2 
13 40 
2 
15.3 
j 
30 
March 2 
35 44.5 
51 04.5 
6 39.5 
12 42 
I 
0.5 
14.8 . 
29.3 
5 
27 
I 
9 
35 48 
L 1.4 
52 43 
5.7 
3 14 
29.7 
12 22.5 
24 
39 
Dead lights replaced. 1 
16 
35 38.2 
53 28 
59 46.4 
12 12.5 
1 
1.4 
7.06 
31.4 
21 
34 
404 stopt, cause unknown at the time. j 
23 
35 28.4 
1.4 
54 17.4 
7.8 
56 07 
29.7 
11 50.6 
20 
33 
I 
April 
30 
35 18.6 
1.4 
55 12 
7.26 
52 39.1 
30.7 
11 31.3 
23 
34 
6 
35 08.8 
1.5 
56 02.8 
49 03.8 
33.2 
11 15 
17 
(2109 stopt in being taken down to compare. 
13 
34 53.4 
56 57.4 
7.8 
45 11.4 
10 50.9 
31 
! | but was immediately set again in motion. 
1.5 
10.4 
32.3 
13 
28 
20 
34 48 
1.5 
58 10 
7.64 
41 25 
30.9 
10 16.5 
23 
35 
27 
34 37.5 
59 03.5 
37 48.5 
9 54 
1 
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