ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
15 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 34—September 3 
, 1853- 
-Continued. 
CAMP No. 
35— 
September 5, 
1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observed double 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observ 
ed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
h. 
m. 
s. 
o 
h. 
711. 
s. 
o 
, 
„ 
a Corona; Borealis— 
20 
18 
50. 4 
106 
59 
40 
Arcturus. -.- 
20 
46 
15. 6 
' 57 
17 
10 
20 
19 
43.0 
106 
38 
10 
20 
46 
59. 4 
57 
00 
20 
20 
20 
25. 9 
106 
21 
20 
20 
47 
55. 5 
56 
37 
10 
20 
21 
20. 1 
105 
59 
30 
20 
48 
46. 0 
56 
17 
00 
20 
22 
20. 0 
105 
34 
00 
20 
49 
21. 9 
56 
02 
10 
20 
23 
08. 0 
105 
14 
40 
20 
50 
00. 0 
55 
47 
10 
20 
23 
50. 2 
104 
57 
50 
20 
50 
48. 1 
55 
28 
30 
20 
25 
23. 9 
23 
40 
a Pegasi__ 
20 
53 
55. 0 
62 
47 
50. 
20 
26 
10. 4 
65 
04 
00 
20 
55 
40. 1 
63 
31 
20 
20 
27 
02.5 
64 
42 
40 
20 
56 
23. 9 
63 
48 
20 
20 
57 
38. 2 
64 
17 
40 
Polaris.___ 
20 
29 
24.4 
71 
19 
10 
20 
58 
44. 8 
64 
45 
30 
20 
30 
37. 5 
71 
20 
10 
20 
59 
37. 6 
65 
06 
30 
20 
31 
36. 0 
71 
21 
00 
21 
00 
36. 2 
65 
29 
50 
20 
32 
34. 1 
71 
21 
30 
20 
33 
13. 9 
71 
22 
40 
Polaris__ 
21 
02 
29. 5 
71 
52 
30 
20 
34 
15. 6 
71 
22 
50 
21 
03 
47. 0 
71 
54 
00 
20 
35 
07. 8 
71 
23 
20 
21 
05 
01. 9 
71 
54 
10 
20 
36 
06. 3 
71 
24 
20 
21 
05 
54. 6 
71 
54 
50 
20 
36 
54. 5 
71 
25 
00 
21 
06 
55. 0 
71 
56 
00 
21 
07 
35. 7 
71 
56 
10 
21 
08 
07. 0 
71 
56 
50 
21 
08 
45. 8 
71 
57 
30 
Index error —M2' 
Barometer, 27. 
912 in. 
Ther- 
21 
09 
43. 9 
71 
58 
20 
mometer, 77°. 5. 
21 
10 
29. 1 
71 
58 
40 
21 
11 
24. 0 
71 
59 
40 
21 
12 
32. 9 
72 
00 
00 
CAMP No 
35- 
-September 4, 
1853. 
Arcturus.. 20 
53 
43.4 
54 
16 
10 
' 20 
54 
25. 2 
53 
58 
30 
• 20 
55 
06. 3 
53 
42 
10 
20 
55 
50. 6 
53 
24 
00 
; 20 
56 
32.4 
53 
07 
30 
20 
57 
15. 0 
52 
50 
10 
20 
57 
57. 9 
52 
35 
50 
a Pegasi. 21 
01 
31. 8 
65 
55 
10 
21 
02 
44. 0 
66 
24 
20 
21 
03 
26. 6 
66 
41 
50 
21 
04 
20.3 
67 
03 
00 
21 
06 
27. 9 
67 
54 
20 
21 
07 
26. 0 
68 
18 
00 
21 
08 
14. 0 
68 
37 
20 
Polaris.. 21 
11 
27. 1 
71 
59 
00 
21 
12 
19.0 
71 
59 
40 
21 
13 
10. 2 
72 
01 
00 
21 
13 
43. 0 
72 
01 
20 
21 
14 
43.9 
72 
02 
10 
21 
15 
19.3 
72 
02 
30 
21 
16 
03. 1 
72 
03 
10 
21 
16 
33.4 
72 
03 
30 
21 
17 
01. 9 
72 
03 
50 
21 
17 
39. 5 
72 
04 
10 
a Coronas Borealis_ 21 
26 
35.4 
79 
58 
10 
21 
27 
43. 6 
79 
30 
30 
21 
29 
09. 0 
78 
56 
50 
Index error—■ 12' 30". Barometer, 27. 908 in. Ther¬ 
mometer 72°. 5. 
CAMP No. 36;— September 6, 1853. 
a Corona; Borealis_ 
21 
05 
10. 0 
89 
05 
00 
21 
05 
52. 1 
88 
48 
10 
21 
06 
31.4 
88 
31 
40 
21 
07 
15. 2 
88 
14 
58 
21 
07 
54. 8 
87 
58 
40 
21 
08 
49. 6 
87 
36 
50 
21 
09 
28. 1 
87 
31 
40 
Polaris .. 
21 
11 
13.4 
71 
54 
00 
21 
12 
03. 2 
71 
56 
30 
21 
13 
00. 9 
71 
56 
50 
21 
13 
46. 4 
71 
57 
10 
21 
14 
33. 1 
71 
68 
30 
21 
15 
09. 0 
71 
58 
40 
21 
16 
08. 9 
71 
59 
20 
21 
17 
31. 1 
72 
00 
00 
21 
18 
22. 0 
72 
00 
40 
21 
19 
19. 0 
72 
01 
20 
a Pegasi_ 
21 
36 
10. 1 
79 
14 
00 
21 
37 
49. 2 
79 
53 
30 
21 
39 
07.0 
80 
24 
30 
21 
40 
01. 6 
80 
45 
50 
21 
40 
35. 9 
80 
59 
50 
21 
41 
30. 0 
81 
20 
30 
21 
42 
18. 1 
81 
39 
20 
21 
43 
12. 3 
82 
01 
20 
Index error—12'. Barometer, 27.788 in. Ther¬ 
mometer, 72°. 
Index error — 12' 30". Barometer, 27. 898 in. Ther¬ 
mometer 61°. 
