4 
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP WILSON— July 13, 1853. 
CAMP No. 1, ( Ring’s Plantation.) — July 16, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observed double 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
A. 
m. 
s. 
o 
/ 
<! 
A. 
m. 
s. 
o 
, 
„ 
a Lyrae_ 
5 
28 
49. 5 
115 
44 
00 
a Scorpii.— 
5 
47 
31. 2 
57 
19 
30 
5 
30 
04. 3 
116 
13 
50 
5 
48 
35.4 
57 
22 
00 
5 
31 
27. 1 
116 
44 
50 
5 
50 
48. 9 
57 
24 
00 
5 
32 
11. 9 
117 
02 
20 
5 
51 
37. G 
57 
24 
50 
5 
33 
05. 8 
117 
23 
20 
5 
52 
24. 5 
57 
25 
50 
5 
34 
15. 1 
117 
50 
00 
5 
53 
10. 1 
57 
26 
05 
5 
34 
55. 9 
118 
05 
50 
5 
54 
08. 8 
57 
26 
50 
5 
55 
02. 5 
57 
27 
40 
Arctnrus.. 
6 
10 
24. 2 
110 
21 
10 
5 
56 
06. 2 
57 
27 
40 
0 
11 
25. 3 
109 
56 
50 
5 
57 
05. 0 
57 
28 
00 
G 
12 
11.5 
109 
38 
20 
5 
58 
35. 9 
57 
28 
40 
G 
13 
18. G 
lu9 
12 
20 
6 
00 
03. 5 
57 
28 
40 
G 
14 
11. 3 
108 
52 
00 
G 
00 
59. 9 
57 
28 
20 
G 
02 
02. 6 
57 
28 
20 
Polaris. -. 
5 
39 
21. 9 
68 
47 
40 
G 
03 
00. 1 
-57 
28 
00 
5 
40 
12. 2 
G8 
48 
00 
G 
03 
49. 9 
57 
27 
50 
5 
40 
59. 1 
G8 
48 
30 
5 
42 
06. 5 
G8 
49 
10 
5 
42 
52. 2 
68 
49 
00 
Moon’s W. limb- 
G 
06 
05. 0 
67 
40 
50 
5 
44 
03. 9 
68 
50 
20 
Jupiter__ 
G 
07 
09. 1 
64 
19 
20 
5 
45 
34. 5 
G8 
50 
50 
Dist. between Jupi- 
G 
08 
49. 2? 
8 
49 
50 
5 
4G 
18. 0 
68 
51 
00 
ter and moon’s W. 
6 
10 
17. 9 
8 
49 
10 
limb. 
6 
11 
19. 0 
8 
49 
10 
a Scorpii_ 
5 
48 
56.4 
58 
09 
10 
6 
12 
30. 8 
8 
48 
30 
5 
50 
06. 2 
57 
08 
50 
G 
13 
39. 9 
8 
48 
00 
5 
51 
11. 6? 
57 
10 
50 
Jupiter__ 
G 
15 
14. 5 
G4 
43 
30 
5 
52 
59. 9 
57 
12 
00 
Moon’s W. limb_ 
G 
1G 
57. 2 
67 
23 
10 
5 
54 
16. 0 
57 
12 
00 
Arcturus._ 
6 
20 
09. 1 
106 
47 
40 
5 
55 
14. 2 
57 
13 
00 
6 
21 
25. 0 
106 
18 
00 
5 
56 
25. 6 
57 
13 
20 
6 
22 
15. 2 
105 
55 
20 
5 
57 
3G. 8 
57 
14 
10 
6 
23 
26. 9 
105 
28 
20 
5 
58 
30. 0 
57 
13 
30 
6 
24 
29. G 
105 
04 
40 
5 
59 
18. 2 
57 
13 
50 
G 
25 
32. 5 
104 
39 
00 
6 
00 
13. 1 
57 
14 
00 
6 
28 
30. 6 
103 
26 
50 
G 
00 
58. 8 
57 
10 
20 
G 
02 
03. 5 
57 
13 
40 
G 
03 
19. 2 
57 
12 
40 
a Cygni. 
6 
30 
5S. 8 
93 
54 
50 
G 
04 
29. 4 
57 
11 
50 
G 
31 
54. 0 
94 
13 
30 
G 
05 
15. 1 
57 
11 
50 
6 
32 
57. 9 
94 
34 
50 
G 
0G 
11. 2 
57 
11 
40 
G 
34 
21.2? 
95 
05 
20 
G 
06 
52. 9 
57 
11 
00 
6 
51 
22. 2? 
104 
22 
50 
6 
07 
41. 0 
57 
09 
30 
G 
54 
16. 0 
102 
06 
40 
G 
08 
48. 5 
57 
08 
10 
6 
55 
19. 9? 
102 
29 
30 
G 
56 
10. 2 
102 
47 
20 
Moon’s lower limb.. 
6 
26 
45.5 
56 
31 
50 
G 
57 
28. 2 
102 
47 
20 
Jupiter to moon’s W. 
6 
28 
41. 9 
64 
49 
30 
limb. 
G 
30 
1G. 0 
52 
07 
50 
6 
31 
24. 2 
52 
08 
00 
Polaris_ 
6 
38 
39. 1 
69 
12 
00 
G 
32 
22. 3 
52 
07 
50 
6 
39 
37. 9 
G9 
13 
50 
G 
33 
48. 3 
52 
06 
40 
G 
41 
26. 7 
69 
13 
50 
6 
35 
28. 5 
52 
06 
00 
6 
43 
32. 2 
69 
15 
10 
6 
3G 
34. 7 
52 
05 
10 
6 
44 
53. 9 
G9 
15 
40 
G 
37 
14.5 
52 
04 
50 
G 
45 
52. 0 
09 
15 
30 
G 
38 
03. 8 
52 
04 
40 
G 
46 
56. 1 
69 
16 
40 
G 
39 
03. 9 
52 
03 
50 
6 
48 
01. 8 
G9 
17 
00 
G 
35 
44. 0 
52 
03 
00 
G 
48 
53.5 
69 
17 
00 
Jupiter-- 
G 
37 
03.4 
G4 
52 
30 
Moon... 
G 
38 
45. G 
50 
39 
20 
Index error —9'30". 
Barometer, 29. 618 in. 
Tlier- 
Index error — 9' 40". 
Barometer, 29. 59 in 
Thcr- 
mometor detached, 7 
8°. 2. 
urometer detached, 20°. 9. 
Therm’r attached, 
/5°. 
