PRESENT VARIATION OP THE COMPASS. 
327 
Coasts of England. 
Stations. 
Lat. N 
Long. 
W. 
+E. 
Date. 
Greenwich 
mean time of 
observation. 
Declination, West. 
Observers. 
Ob- 
served. 
Secular 
change. 
Corrected. 
O / 
O / 
h m 
o / 
/ 
° / 
Holy Island, Ross Links 
55 39 
1 47 
22 20 
4# 
21 37 
Calver. 
Warkworth, Coquet R. entrance .. 
55 20 
1 34 
„ „ C 
4 25 p.m. 
22 2 
45 
21 17 
Sunderland, Roker 
54 50 
1 22 
1867, April 15 
8 40 a.m. 
21 40 
38 
21 2 
,, 
Seaton Snook 
54 38 
1 10 
„ „ 17 
8 30 a.m. 
21 31 
39 
20 52 
,, 
Bridlington Quay', near S. pier 
54 5 
0 12 
„ „ 19 
8 45 a.m. 
20 54 
39 
20 15 
„ 
53 35 
0 7+ 
1866, Sept. 18 
7 5 A.M. 
20 46 
46 
20 0 
\ 
„ 24 
8 50 a.m. 
20 45 
43 
20 2 
o , 
SPURN rOINT •< 
1 19 59 
„ „ 27 
5 5 p.m. 
20 43 
44 
19 59 
1867, May 10 
10 0 A.M. 
20 40 
. 44 
19 56 J 
Gibraltar Point 
53 6 
0 19+ 
» „ H 
8 0 A.M. 
20 16 
38 
19 38 
Lynn, West side of New Cut 
52 45 
0 23+ 
„ „ 25 
10 45 a.m. 
20 13 
43 
19 30 
1.9 31 
Calver. 
„ „ 27 
8 0 A.M. 
20 11 
39 
19 32 J 
Holkiiam Bay, on Sand Hill 
wl 
to 
cc 
0 49+ 
„ „ 29 
7 30 A.M. 
20 17 
35 
19 42 
1 19 40 5 
„ „ 29 
6 0 p.m. 
20 19 
40 
19 39 J 
Cromer, near Lighthouse 
52 55 
1 19 + 
„ „ 30 
6 0 p.m. 
19 56 
41 
19 15 
1 19 14-5 
„ „ 31 
6 0 A.M. 
19 51 
37 
19 14 J 
Winterton, on Sand Hill 
52 43 
1 42+ 
„ „ 31 
5 0 p.m. 
19 30 
44 
18 46 
1 18 49-5 
„ June 7 
8 0 A.M. 
19 29 
36 
18 53 J 
Pakefield, on Cliff North of 
52 27 
1 44 + 
, , Aug. 30 
8 20 a.m. 
19 26 
40 
18 46 
„ 
Orfordness, near High Lighthouse.. 
52 5 
1 34 + 
„ Sept. 20 
9 45 a.m. 
19 36 
39 
18 57 
1 i a £7 
,, „ 20 
4 25 p.m. 
19 40 
43 
18 57 
' 
” 
Harwicii, Beacon Cliff. 
51 56 
1 17+ 
„ 19 
10 0 A.M. 
19 39 
37 
19 02 
1 19 01-5 
„ „ 19 
5 0 p.m. 
19 40 
39 
19 01 
J 
Burnham, River Crouch 
51 37 
0 49+ 
ii 25 
10 0 A.M. 
19 45 
42 
19 03 
1 19 02-5 
„ „ 25 
5 45 p.m. 
19 39 
37 
19 02 
f 
Siieppey Island, Shellness 
51 22 
0 57+ 
„ „ 26 
4 0 p.m. 
19 36 
41 
18 55i 
l 18 56 
>, „ 27 
9 15 A.M. 
19 36 
39 
18 57 
North Foreland, near Obelisk 
51 23 
1 25 + 
„ 30 
4 15 p.m. 
19 19 
40 
18 39i 
18 38 
„ Oct. 2 
9 0 A.M. 
19 18 
41 
18 37 J 
Walmer, on beach 
51 12 
1 24+ 
1865, July 24 
7 20 a.m. 
19 59 
52 
19 07 
Evans, Staff Cap- 
tain, R.N. 
Portsmouth, Southsea 
50 47 
1 5 
1866, Dec. 27 
3 10 p.m. 
20 32 
44 
19 48' 
1867, July 20 
4 25 p.m. 
20 24 
42 
19 42 
19 59 
Mayes, Staff Com- 
mander, R.N. 
Rat Island 
50 48 
1 6 
1871, Sept. 9 
5 0 p.m. 
20 28 
1 
20 27 
/Alderney, near Windmill 
49 42 
2 13 
1863, April 23 
9 45 a.m. 
21 18 
66 
20 12 \ 
•73 
§ 
,, 24 
10 45 a.m. 
21 17 
71 
20 06 
tC 
M J 
near E. end of Island 
„ „ 23 
1 1 40 a.m. 
21 16 
70 
20 06 
-H 1 
[-20 11-5 
J. Richards, Staff 
a 
,, „ 24 
21 9 
72 
19 57 
Commander, R.N. 
a 
§ 
near W. end of Island 
49 42 
2 14 
,, „ 23 
10 45 a.m. 
21 31 
68 
20 23 
.. „ 24 
12 15 A.M. 
21 37 
72 
20 25 ) 
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