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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
SEXTANT N 
O. 1. 
CAMP No. 23 —August 23, 
1853—Continued. 
CAMP No 
22- 
August 22, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
Observed double 
1 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n ! 
Observed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
| 
lu 
m . 
5. 
o 
r 
Arcturus__ 
19 
45 
31. 2 
77 
41 
20 
h . 
m . 
s . 
o 
' 
n 
19 
40 
19. 1 
77 
22 
10 
Dist. between comet 
19 
42 
19. 0 
91 
46 
10 
19 
47 
18.0 
7 6 
50 
50 
and Jupiter. 
19 
43 
28. 3 
91 
45 
50 
19 
48 
03. 3 
76 
38 
30 
19 
£5 
16. 1 
91 
46 
30 
19 
48 
37.4 
7G 
23 
40 
Hist, between comet 
19 
49 
35. 1 
30 
33 
30 
a Coronas Borealis_ 
20 
01 
29. 1 
110 
09 
00 
and Arctunis. 
19 
50 
37. 4 
30 
33 
00 
20 
02 
24.4 
109 
47 
50 
19 
51 
45. 0 
30 
32 
20 
20 
04 
40. 3 
108 
51 
20 
20 
05 
46. 5 
108 
20 
00 
Dist. between comet 
19 
55 
25. 9 
92 
39 
00 
20 
07 
00. 9 
107 
52 
50 
and 
19 
57 
38. 2 
92 
38 
30 
19 
58 
57. 0 
92 
36 
50 
Index error — 02' 50". 
Barometer. 28. 890 in. 
Ther- 
Dist. between comet 
20 
00 
13. 1 
65 
17 
40 
mometer, 74 3 . 9. 
and Polaris. 
a Coronas Borealis— 
20 
24 
25. 0 
90 
43 
50 
CAMP No. 25- 
-August 25, 1853. 
20 
25 
25.4 
90 
20 
10 
20 
20 
18. 9 
89 
59 
00 
20 
27 
15. 5 
89 
35 
40 
Jupiter-- 
19 
20 
03. 5 
04 
20 
00 
20 
27 
37. 7 
89 
17 
50 
19 
20 
30. 6 
64 
18 
00 
20 
28 
43. 4 
89 
59 
10 
19 
21 
00. 9 
04 
15 
40 
20 
29 
30. 5 
8S 
37 
20 
19 
21 
28. 3 
64 
14 
10 
19 
22 
07. 5 
64 
11 
30 
a Pegasi__- 
20 
31 
59. 9 
84 
23 
00 
20 
33 
36. 2 
84 
59 
20 
Arcturus- 
19 
25 
40. 4 
86 
10 
20 
20 
34 
54. 0 
85 
28 
10 
19 
26 
24. 0 
85 
52 
40 
20 
36 
00. 9 
85 
56 
00 
19 
27 
03.4 
85 
36 
50 
20 
30 
55. 0 
86 
15 
00 
19 
28 
02. 1 
85 
13 
00 
20 
37 
45. 0 
80 
33 
30 
19 
28 
44. 5 
84 
54 
50 
20 
38 
38.5 
86 
55 
00 
19 
29 
19. 6 
84 
41 
10 
Polaris.-. 
20 
42 
08. 1 
09 
43 
00 
Dist. between comet 
19 
36 
20. 1 
35 
46 
00 
20 
42 
55. 4 
69 
44 
00 
and Arcturus. 
19 
39 
07. 0 
35 
46 
50d 
20 
44 
00. 8 
69 
44 
35 
19 
40 
15. 2 
35 
46 
10 
20 
45 
12. 0 
69 
45 
30 
20 
45 
57. 7 
69 
46 
20 
Dist. between comet 
19 
45 
51. 9 
69 
00 
00 
20 
40 
54. 8 
69 
46 
00 
and Polaris. 
19 
46 
42. 0 
68 
59 
00 
20 
48 
04. 4 
69 
47 
00 
19 
47 
39. 9 
68 
59 
10 
Index error — 02' 40". 
Barometer. 28. 852 in 
Ther- 
£ Pegasi. 
20 
49 
28. 8 
82 
57 
50 
mometer, 79°. 3. 
20 
51 
15. 9 
83 
37 
50 
20 
52 
30. 3 
84 
05 
50 
20 
53 
09. 1 
84 
31 
10 
CAMP No. 23- 
—August 23, 
1853. 
20 
53 
43. 6 
84 
54 
30 
20 
55 
46. 7 
85 
19 
10 
Altair... 
19 
29 
24. 4 
101 
24 
30 
20 
56 
30. 5 
85 
35 
20 
19 
30 
03. 2 
101 
37 
00 
19 
31 
00. 1 
101 
56 
30 
Altair_ 
20 
55 
23. 7 
123 
57 
30 
19 
31 
45. 0 
102 
11 
00 
19 
32 
19. 6 
102 
22 
50 
Polaris ... 
21 
01 
33.8 
70 
15 
20 
19 
33 
01. 8 
102 
37 
40 
21 
02 
15. 2 
70 
15 
40 
19 
33 
41.4 
102 
50 
30 
21 
03 
05. 7 
70 
16 
30 
21 
04 
00. 4 
70 
17 
50 
Polaris... 
19 
30 
28. 9 
69 
01 
40 
21 
04 
44. 5 
70 
18 
00 
19 
37 
29. 4 
09 
02 
10 
21 
00 
31. 9 
70 
19 
20 
19 
38 
12. 7 
09 
03 
00 
21 
08 
02. 8 
70 
19 
10 
19 
38 
53. 1 
09 
03 
50 
21 
09 
19. 0 
70 
21 
20 
19 
39 
42. 4 
09 
04 
20 
21 
10 
01. 8 
70 
21 
40 
19 
40 
32. 3 
69 
05 
10 
19 
41 
11. 4 
69 
05 
50 
Index error — 02' 
50". 
Barometer 28. 740 in 
Ther- 
Arcturus_ 
19 
43 
31. 5 
77 
30 
10 
mometer 72°. 03. The comet appeared much the same 
19 
44 
52.4 
78 
57 
00 
as last night. 
