326 
STAFF CAPTAIN F. J. EVANS ON THE 
Coasts of Scotland. 
Stations. 
Shetland Islands, Lerwick (near i 
Fort Charlotte) J 
Loch Eribol, Iloan Island 
Kyle of Tongue, Kabbit Island . . . 
Port Skerra, East Eock 
Thurso, Scrabster, near Quay 
Freswick Bay, Skerra Head 
Wick, South Head 
Hemsdale, near Castle Wall 
Tarbet Ness, Wilkie Haven 
Burg Head, Coast-Guard Station ... 
Knock Head 
Fraserburgh, near Lighthouse 
Peterhead, near South Pier 
Aberdeen, side of Eiver Dee 
Montrose, near Low Lighthouse ..J 56 42 
Kiver Tay, Buddon Ness 
Granton, Field near Pier 
Edinburgh, Boval Observatory, 
Calton Hill ' 
Oban, Dunolly Hill 
: Keriiera, Ardintrave Hill . 
| Kyle Akin, plot W. of Inn . 
i 
Hebrides (South Uist): 
Stornoway, Coal Island 
. N. 
Long. 
W. 
Date. 
Greenwich 
mean time of 
observation. 
Declination, West 
Ob- 
served. 
Secular 
change. 
Corr 
/ 
o 
/ 
h 
m 
O 
/ 
/ 
O 
/ 
9 
1 
9 
1869, Aug. 
30 
9 
20 
A.M. 
22 
46 
21 
22 
25 
34 
4 
40 
1866, July 
25 
1 
30 
p.m. 
25 
20 
50 
24 
30 
32 
4 
23 
11 
,, 
25 
4 
0 
P.M. 
24 
57 
49 
24 
8 
34 
3 
56 
11 
,, 
25 
7 
0 
P.M. 
24 
28 
4S 
23 
40 
37 
3 
32 
11 
„ 
26 
* 
0 
A.M. 
24 
41 
44 
23 
57 
36 
3 
3 
11 
26 
9 
0 
A.M. 
24 
12 
40 
23 
32 
26 
3 
4 
11 
» 
26 
ii 
35 
A.M, 
24 
25 
50 
23 
35 
7 
3 
39 
11 
>> 
26 
7 
0 
P.M. 
24 
16 
47 
23 
29 
52 
3 
47 
11 
„ 
27 
8 
0 
A.M. 
24 
7 
42 
23 
25 
42 
3 
30 
11 
» 
27 
11 
30 
A.M. 
23 
53 
48 
23 
5 
41 
2 
35 
» 
28 
8 
25 
A.M. 
23 
56 
43 
23 
13 
42 
2 
0 
11 
» 
28 
4 
30 
P.M. 
23 
16 
48 
22 
28 
30 
1 
46 
11 
>. 
31 
8 
35 
A.M. 
23 
0 
43 
22 
17 
8 
2 
5 
„ 
Aug 
1 
9 
0 
A.M. 
23 
7 
49 
22 
18i 
.. 
8 
0 
P.M. 
23 
6 
46 
22 
20 i 
42 
2 
27 
;> 
» 
3 
5 
10 
P.M. 
23 
7 
45 
22 
22 
28 
2 
45 
Sept. 
4 
7 
45 
A.M. 
23 
0 
42 
22 
18 
59 
3 
13 
,, 
,, 
1 
4 
15 
r.M. 
23 
30 
48 
22 
42 | 
.. 
3 
9 
25 
A.M. 
23 
28 
45 
22 
43 J 
57 
3 
11 
187 
1, October 
22 
46* 
2 
22 
44 
25 
5 
27 
1866, Oct. 
2 
Noon 
4 - 1 - P.M. 
25 
58t 
49 
25 
9 
25 
5 
30 
1866, Aug. 
28 
0 30 — 
4 P.M. 
25 
7t 
48 
24 
19 
16 
5 
44 
” 
J une 
20 
1 50 p.m. 
26 
6t 
53 
25 
13 
9 
7 
18 
186 
2, Sept. 
0 
30 
P.M. 
26 
58t 
77 
25 
41 j 
9 
7 
18 
,, 
„ 
10 
30 
A.M. 
27 
31' 
73 
25 
50 
9 
7 
22 
» 
11 
3 
30 
r.M. 
27 
1 7t 
73 
26 
4) 
12 
6 
23 
1869, Sept. 
11 
10 
0 
A.M. 
24 
56 
23 
24 
33 
[ 22 1!) 
! 22 42-5 
Observers. 
Calver. 
Otter. 
Calver. 
Edinburgh Astronomical Observations, vol. xiii. plate 10. 
t By Adie’s Variation Instrument, mean of three needles. 
