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STAFF COMMANDER E. W. CREAK ON THE DEVIATIONS OF THE 
Table II. — Table of Terrestrial Magnetic Elements for the Year 1880, 
used in the computations. 
Geographical position. 
Inclination 
0. 
Approximate 
annual change. 
Absolute 
horizontal force in 
British units. 
Approximate 
annual change. 
Greenwich. 
+ 67 36 
- 17 
3-915 
+ •005 
Gibraltar. 
+ 55 43 
- 4-5 
5-259 
+ •007 
Maderia. 
+ 56 0 
- 5-0 
5-282 
+ •006 
Gaboon River. 
-15 0 
-12-0 
6-50 
-•012 
Elephant Bay. 
-39 12 
5-40 
Simon’s Bay, C. Good Hope. 
-56 28 
- 5-0 
4-270 
1 
o 
o 
-*sl 
Quebec. 
+ 77 0 
. . 
2-97 
Rimouski. 
+ 77 52 
2-85 
Halifax, N.S. 
+ 74 48 
- 1-8 
3-388 
+ •002 
Bermuda. 
+ 65 0 
5-115 
+ •002 
St. Lucia. 
+ 43 50 
6-75 
Dominica. 
+ 45 48 
, . 
6-67 
Grenada . 
+ 41 20 
6-85 
Trinidad. 
+ 39 40 
6-89 
Rio de Janeiro. 
-10 46 
+ 3-0 
5 - 66 
-•016 
Monte Video. 
-29 10 
+ 8-5 
5-745 
-•017 
Sandy Point, Magellan Straits 
-52 20 
+ 110 • 
6-056 
-•004 
271° N., 62f° W. 
+ 60 0 
5-70 
Equator, and 24Y W. ■ 
+ 15 7 
- 90 
6-40 
-•007 
23° S„ 39° W . 
-11 52 
+ 2-0 
5-51 
-•016 
401° S„ 78f W . 
-44 8 
6-20 
1° S, 26° W. 
+ 16 42 
- 9-0 
6-40 
-•007 
V alparaiso. 
-33 39 
+ 5-0 
6-078 
-•018 
Coquimbo.. . 
-29 12 
+ 4-0 
6-14 
-•017 
Pisco. 
- 7 44 
6-69 
-•013 
Panama. 
+ 31 57 
7-560 
-•004 
Esquimault, Vancouver Island . 
+ 71 54 
4-21 
9f S., 80f° W. 
- 3 15 
7-0 
. . 
20 N., 157° W. 
+ 37 58 
6-64 
Komax, Vancouver Island . 
+ 71 37 
4-27 
Gulf of Xeros. 
+ 55 23 
5-49 
Suez. 
+ 40 47 
- 1;0 
6"50 
Zanzibar. 
-36 0 
6-205 
Mauritius. 
-56 23 
- 1-0 
5-158 
-•002 
Bombay. 
+ 19 29 
+ P2 
8-10 
+ •003 
Rangoon. 
+ 17 44 
8-15 
6° N„ 96° E. 
- 5 10 
8-30 
Singapore. 
-13 11 
- 0-2 
8-251 
+ ■004 
Hong Kong. 
+ 32 40 
+ 4-2 
7 - 794 
+ •006 
Yokohama. 
+ 49 12 
+ 3+ 
6-417 
Kobe, Japan. 
+ 48 48 
+ 3-5 
6-56 
Simonoseki. 
+ 48 40 
+ 4-0 
6-64 
49° N., 149° E. 
+ 62 30 
5-00 
38° N., 136° E. 
53 5 
6-19 
34° N„ 183Y E. 
+ 46 8 
6-60 
12|° N., 46° E. 
+ 5 52 
7-50 
Melbourne . •. 
-67 5 
Stationary 
5-117 
-•002 
Sydney, N.S.W. 
-62 44 
Stationary 
5-754 
-•003 
Wellington, N.Z. 
-65 12 
- i-o 
5-266 
The + sign indicates north inclination or dip, the — sign that of south dip. The correction for 
annual change of the inclination or dip is to be applied algebraically. 
