ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
13 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 27— August 27, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h. 
m. 
5. 
o 
- 
» 
a Corona; Borealis_ 
20 
28 
55. 
9 
100 
01 
20 
20 
30 
49. 
4 
99 
14 
50 
20 
32 
10 
3 
98 
43 
00 
20 
33 
01. 
9 
98 
21 
00 
20 
36 
17. 
3 
97 
03 
00 
Polaris.. 
20 
41 
37. 
1 
70 
27 
00 
20 
43 
21. 
4 
70 
29 
40 
20 
44 
28. 
0 
70 
30 
20 
20 
45 
03. 
9 
70 
31 
10 
20 
45 
40. 
0 
70 
32 
00 
20 
47 
03. 
1 
70 
33 
00 
20 
48 
02. 
8 
70 
33 
20 
20 
50 
04. 
3 
70 
34 
20 
Index error—03'. Barometer 28. 886 in. Ther. 64°. 
SEXTANT No. 2. 
CAMP No. 28 —August 28, 1853. 
Dist. between the 
comet & Arcturus. 
20 
00 
47. 8 
36 
28 
30 
Comet and Jupiter .. 
20 
03 
47. 8 
87 
45 
20 
Comet and Polaris .. 
20 
06 
16. 0 
74 
08 
30 
a Coronas Borealis_ 
20 
23 
14. 2 
102 
49 
30 
20 
25 
17.3 
101 
59 
20 
20 
26 
57. 5 
101 
19 
30 
20 
29 
02. 1 
100 
28 
30 
20 
30 
02. 9 
100 
02 
40 
20 
31 
19. 9 
99 
32 
00 
20 
32 
21. 0 
99 
06 
50 
Arcturus.. 
20 
34 
30. 2 
59 
16 
20 
20 
35 
20. 3 
58 
54 
50 
20 
36 
10.4 
58 
34 
40 
20 
37 
06. 6 
58 
12 
40 
a Pegasi.. 
20 
41 
02.4 
60 
22 
20 
20 
41 
51. 0 
60 
43 
40 
20 
42 
53. 2 
61 
07 
00 
20 
43 
55.4 
61 
32 
30 
c Pegasi. 
20 
46 
49. 1 
88 
12 
20 
20 
47 
28. 3 
88 
26 
30 
20 
48 
29.4 
88 
50 
00 
20 
49 
27. 1 
89 
10 
00 
20 
50 
11. 9 
89 
26 
50 
20 
51 
21. 5 
89 
52 
20 
20 
52 
17.8 
90 
13 
30 
Polaris.. 
20 
54 
13.4 
70 
58 
20 
20 
55 
14. 9 
70 
58 
40 
20 
56 
25. 3 
70 
59 
20 
20 
57 
18. 0 
71 
00 
40 
20 
58 
24. 2 
71 
01 
00 
20 
59 
02. 3 
71 
01 
10 
20 
59 
43. 5 
71 
01 
40 
Index error — 11' 50". Barometer 28. 57G in. Ther. 72°.2. 
CAMP No. 29— August 29, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h. 
711. 
s. 
o 
„ 
Corona; Bore alis_ 
21 
01 
43. 5 
87 
41 
20 
21 
03 
17. 2 
87 
04 
10 
21 
07 
19. 6 
85 
27 
50 
21 
08 
10. 0 
85 
06 
00 
21 
10 
47. 8 
84 
02 
10 
21 
12 
40. 6 
83 
17 
00 
21 
13 
33. 3 
82 
55 
10 
Polaris_ 
21 
16 
47. 6 
71 
19 
00 
21 
18 
00. 0 
71 
19 
30 
21 
18 
43. 9 
71 
20 
10 
21 
19 
41. 2 
71 
20 
50 
21 
20 
24. 1 
71 
20 
50 
21 
21 
16. C 
71 
22 
50 
21 
22 
17. 3 
71 
23 
00 
21 
23 
11. 2 
71 
24 
00 
21 
24 
34. 4 
71 
24 
00 
21 
25 
25. 2 
71 
25 
30 
£ Pegasi-- 
21 
27 
56. 4 
102 
14 
50 
21 
29 
17. 7 
102 
42 
10 
21 
30 
48. 0 
103 
12 
40 
21 
31 
57. 8 
103 
36 
00 
21 
32 
47. 2 
103 
52 
20 
Index error—11'50". Barometer 28. 474 in. Ther. 72°. 6. 
CAMP No. 30— August 30, 1853. 
a Cygni.. 
19 
45 
41. 3 
113 
45 
50 
19 
46 
27. 5 
114 
01 
50 
19 
47 
04. 8 
114 
15 
10 
19 
47 
43. 6 
114 
29 
00 
19 
49 
22. 1 
115 
04 
00 
19 
50 
00. 2 
115 
17 
00 
19 
51 
10. 2 
115 
42 
20 
Arcturus... 
19 
52 
55. 3 
77 
09 
00 
19 
53 
35. 6 
76 
53 
20 
19 
54 
13. 7 
76 
37 
30 
19 
55 
31. 5 
76 
05 
30 
19 
56 
15. 1 
75 
47 
50 
19 
56 
47. 3 
75 
35 
30 
Dist. between the 
19 
59 
19. 6 
38 
07 
50 
comet & Arcturus. 
Polaris.. 
20 
06 
24. 6 
70 
31 
30 
20 
07 
02. 2 
70 
31 
40 
20 
07 
35. 0 
70 
32 
20 
20 
08 
23. 1 
70 
32 
50 
20 
09 
00. 9 
70 
33 
20 
20 
09 
38. 0 
70 
33 
20 
20 
10 
12. 3 
70 
33 
50 
20 
10 
58. 7 
70 
34 
20 
20 
12 
04. 8 
70 
35 
40 
Index error — 11' 40". Barometer 28. 411 in. Ther. 74°. 
