ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
9 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 15- 
—August 9 
1853— 
Continued. 
CAMP No. 17- 
-August 11, 1853— 
-Continued. 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observed double 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
h. 
777. 
5. 
o 
,/ 
h. n. 
s. 
o 
- 
n 
19 
00 
19. 0 
101 
11 
40 
Arcturus_ 
18 53 
54. 1 
96 
56 
10 
19 
03 
46. 2 
102 
25 
20 
18 54 
37. 9 
96 
38 
40 
19 
04 
34. 7 
102 
43 
20 
18 55 
16. 1 
96 
23 
30 
19 
05 
09. 1 
102 
55 
30 
18 56 
01. 5 
96 
04 
50 
19 
05 
46. 0 
103 
08 
40 
18 56 
34. 3 
95 
51 
10 
19 
06 
33. 1 
103 
25 
50 
18 57 
10. 6 
95 
57 
00 
19 
12 
47. 1 
88 
47 
00 
a Cygni_ 
18 59 
04. 6 
100 
16 
20 
19 
13 
36. 0 
88 
29 
40 
18 59 
46. 9 
100 
31 
10 
19 
15 
53. 3 
87 
32 
20 
19 00 
18. 7 
100 
43 
30 
19 
16 
47. 6 
87 
09 
20 
19 01 
10. 7 
101 
02 
00d 
19 
17 
40. 0 
86 
47 
30 
19 02 
02. 2 
101 
19 
30 
19 
18 
48. 9 
86 
20 
20 
Polaris_ 
19 03 
06. 0 
101 
42 
00 
19 05 
30. 0 
68 
30 
00 
Index error — 10' 
Barometer, 29. 354 in. 
Ther- 
19 06 
28.4 
68 
31 
50 
mometer, 79°.2. 
19 07 
23. 3 
68 
32 
00 
19 22 
58. 2 
68 
43 
00 
19 24 
00. 0 
68 
44 
20 
CAMP No. 16- 
-August 10. 
19 24 
51. 5 
68 
44 
30 
19 25 
32. 1 
68 
44 
50 
19 26 
21. 0 
68 
45 
50 
Jupiter..- 
18 
57 
32. 0 
65 
39 
15 
18 
58 
49. 9 
65 
37 
20 
Dist. betw. Moon’s 
19 43 
39. 6 
26 
52 
40 
18 
59 
23. 6 
65 
36 
20 
W. limb & Spica. 
19 45 
38. 5 
26 
54 
10 
19 
00 
51. 2 
65 
32 
50 
19 46 
43. 9 
26 
54 
10 
19 
01 
27. 4 
65 
31 
30 
19 48 
27. 8 
26 
54 
10 
19 49 
54. 1 
26 
55 
10 
Arcturus_ 
19 
03 
05.7 
92 
59 
30 
19 
03 
41. 6 
92 
44 
30 
Dist. betw. Moon’s 
19 53 
14. 5 
20 
29 
50 
19 
04 
35. 0 
92 
22 
40 
VV. limb & Anta- 
19 54 
14. 1 
20 
29 
00 
19 
05 
17. 2 
92 
06 
40 
res. 
19 55 
29. 9 
20 
28 
50 
19 
05 
59. 9 
91 
48 
20 
Dist. betw. Moon’s 
19 57 
55. 0 
26 
26 
50 
a Cygni.. 
19 
08 
09. 8 
103 
40 
40rZ 
W. limb and Ju- 
19 59 
47. 6 
26 
25 
40 
19 
09 
18. 5 
104 
09 
10 
piter. 
20 00 
44. 9 
26 
24 
50 
19 
11 
42. 4 
105 
01 
00 
19 
10 
31.0 
104 
10 d 
19 
12 
40. 2 
105 
21 
40 
Index error — 10'. 
Barometer, 29. 
398 in. 
Ther- 
19 
13 
47. 5 
105 
45 
50 
mometer, 70°. 7. 
19 
14 
39. 0 
105 
03 
40 
Polaris__ 
19 
17 
28. 1 
68 
50 
20 
CAMP No. 
17—August 12. 1853. 
19 
18 
33. 5 
68 
51 
40 
19 
19 
52. 1 
68 
52 
20 
19 
20 
41. 3 
68 
53 
20 
« Cygni... 
19 20 
46. 5 
107 
58 
10 
19 
21 
27. 4 
68 
53 
20 
19 22 
26. 6 
108 
34 
00 
19 
23 
04. 4 
68 
54 
40 
19 23 
23. 2 
108 
54 
10 
19 
23 
53. 9 
68 
54 
50 
19 24 
20. 0 
109 
15 
10 
19 
24 
40. 2 
68 
56 
40 
19 25 
05. 2 
109 
31 
30 
19 25 
49. 0 
109 
46 
10 
Index error — 10' 
Barometer, 29. 
362 in. 
Ther- 
Arcturus_ 
19 30 
38. 6 
81 
58 
40 
mometer, 76°. 9. 
19 31 
15. 4 
81 
43 
20 
19 31 
46. 7 
81 
30 
20 
19 32 
24. 1 
81 
14 
30 
CAMP No 
17- 
-August 11, 
1853. 
19 33 
16. 6 
80 
52 
40 
19 38 
53 5 
80 
37 
30 
Jupiter.. 
18 
49 
16. 0 
66 
33 
00 
a Coronas Borealis_ 
19 42 
44. 4 
116 
01 
10 
18 
49 
48. 4 
66 
02 
40 
19 43 
30. 9 
115 
42 
40 
18 
50 
17.8 
66 
02 
10 
18 
51 
08. 4 
66 
01 
40 
18 
51 
40. 4 
66 
01 
00 
Index error — 10' 10". Barometer, 29. 342 in. 
Ther- 
18 
52 
08. 5 
66 
00 
20 
mometer, 70°.6. 
2 m 
