ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
7 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 8- 
August 1, 1853. 
CAMP No. 9- 
-August 2, 
1853—Continued. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
Observed double 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
Observed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
h. 
m. 
s. 
o 
- 
Second reading. 
a Cygni. 
18 
43 
49.4 
97 
00 
10 
h. 
m. 
5. 
o 
' 
" 
18 
46 
13. 8 
97 
52 
40 
a Cygni. 
19 
03 
29. 1 
103 
46 
50 
18 
47 
10. 5 
98 
12 
20 
19 
04 
34. 3 
104 
09 
30 
18 
48 
00. 2 
98 
30 
10 
19 
05 
35. 8 
104 
32 
40 
18 
48 
47. 9 
98 
46 
10 
19 
06 
30. 4 
104 
51 
10 
18 
49 
32. 4 
99 
01 
50 
19 
08 
15. 0 
105 
29 
Ort 
18 
50 
19. 4 
99 
19 
40 
19 
09 
01. 2 
105 
46 
30 
19 
10 
02.4 
106 
06 
50 
Jupiter. 
18 
52 
54. 6 
65 
21 
00 
19 
11 
36. 0 
106 
40 
10 
18 
53 
30. 7 
65 
19 
30 
18 
54 
20. 0 
65 
17 
50 
Jupiter.. 
18 
37 
47. 5 
65 
34 
40 
18 
55 
02. 2 
65 
16 
20 
18 
38 
44. 9 
65 
35 
10 
18 
55 
49.8 
65 
14 
30 
18 
39 
39.4 
65 
34 
40 
18 
40 
38. 9 
65 
34 
20 
Arcturus. 
19 
00 
00. 5 
92 
15 
20 
18 
41 
38.3 
65 
34 
10 
19 
01 
25. 2 
91 
40 
00 
18 
42 
36. 5 
65 
33 
00 
19 
01 
59. 3 
91 
27 
10 
19 
02 
33. 8 
91 
13 
40 
Polaris__ 
18 
47 
32. 9 
68 
55 
20 
19 
03 
23. 6 
90 
52 
40 
18 
48 
35. 2 
68 
56 
00 
19 
04 
12. 4 
90 
32 
20 
18 
49 
35. 3 
68 
56 
30 
19 
54 
54. 7 
90 
15 
10 
18 
50 
41. 1 
68 
57 
50 d 
18 
51 
49. 9 
68 
57 
30 
Polaris_ 
19 
06 
50. 8 
69 
07 
40 
18 
53 
04. 4 
68 
59 
10 
19 
09 
31. 0 
69 
09 
20 
18 
53 
51. 9 
68 
59 
40 
19 
10 
40. 9 
69 
10 
20 
18 
54 
57. 1 
69 
00 
10d 
19 
11 
35.4 
69 
11 
00 
19 
12 
31. 1 
69 
12 
00 
19 
13 
17. 1 
69 
12 
40 
Index error — 10' 30". 
Barometer 29.399 in. 
Ther- 
19 
14 
11. 9 
69 
13 
10 
mometer attached 75°. 
Thermometer detached 76°. 
19 
15 
16.7 
69 
13 
30 
19 
15 
57.2 
69 
14 
00 
19 
16 
44. 6 
69 
14 
20 
CAMP No. 9- 
—August 3, 1853. 
Index error — 11' 30." Barometer 29.553 in. 
Ther- 
Arcturus-- 
18 
31 
37. 9 
103 
55 
50 
mometer 78°. 
18 
32 
23. 3 
103 
37 
00 
18 
33 
00. 7 
103 
21 
30 
18 
33 
37. 6 
103 
06 
40 
18 
34 
16. 4 
102 
51 
20 
CAMP No. 9- 
-August 2, 1853. 
Polaris ... 
18 
36 
41.8 
68 
48 
50 
18 
37 
47. 0 
68 
50 
10 
First reading. 
18 
38 
49. 7 
68 
50 
40 
18 
39 
39. 1 
68 
51 
20 
Arcturus . 
18 
26 
01.7 
106 
07 
50 
18 
40 
31. 0 
68 
52 
40 
18 
26 
54. 6 
105 
46 
40 
18 
27 
40.3 
105 
28 
40 
<» Cygni. 
19 
01 
14. 1 
102 
58 
00 
18 
28 
41. 6 
105 
03 
20 
19 
02 
11. 8 
103 
19 
10 
18 
29 
54. 0 
104 
34 
50 
19 
03 
30. 2 
103 
47 
00 
19 
04 
12. 3 
104 
01 
45 
Second reading. 
19 
04 
55.4 
104 
17 
00 
Arcturus_ 
18 
57 
08. 0 
93 
39 
40 
18 
58 
00. 2 
93 
17 
30 
Index error — 10' 30”. 
Barometer 29.439 in. Ther. 
86°. 
18 
58 
57. 6 
92 
54 
40 
18 
59 
37.9 
92 
37 
40 
19 
00 
21.5 
92 
20 
00 
CAMP No. 10 
—August 4, 1853. 
First reading. 
Arcturus .... = = = 
18 
46 
39.4 
98 
19 
50 
a Cygni. 
18 
32 
14.5 
92 
45 
10 
18 
47 
35. 1 
97 
57 
30 
18 
33 
16. 0 
93 
08 
20 
18 
48 
37.5 
97 
36 
30 
18 
34 
26.4 
93 
33 
10 
18 
49 
32. 1 
97 
10 
10 
18 
35 
16. 2 
93 
50 
10 
18 
50 
47. 0 
96 
41 
00 
18 
35 
57.8 
94 
04 
20 
18 
51 
28. 6 
96 
24 
30 
