ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
21 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 52 —September 24, 1853—Continued. 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h . 
771 . 
S . 
o 
n 
Altair (latitude) - 
22 
05 
51. 0 
126 
59 
10 
22 
00 
35. 9 
126 
58 
40 
22 
07 
10.5 
126 
58 
10 
22 
07 
49.0 
126 
57 
50 
22 
08 
24. 9 
126 
57 
00 
22 
09 
02. 0 
126 
56 
50 
22 
10 
00. 0 
126 
55 
20 
22 
10 
41. 6 
126 
54 
00 
22 
11 
34.4 
126 
53 
30 
22 
12 
36.5 
126 
51 
00 
a Tegasi.. 
22 
15 
29. 0 
88 
29 
10 
22 
16 
49. 2 
89 
00 
50 
22 
17 
51. 1 
89 
24 
50 
22 
18 
27. 3 
89 
40 
30 
22 
19 
06. 9 
89 
56 
20 
Polaris_ 
22 
21 
21. 0 
71 
06 
50 
22 
22 
15. 1 
71 
07 
00 
22 
22 
55. 0 
71 
07 
30 
22 
23 
56. 9 
71 
08 
40 
22 
24 
41.3 
71 
09 
20 
22 
26 
06.4 
71 
09 
50 
22 
26 
40.5 
71 
11 
00 
Index error — 14'. Barometer, 25. 352 in. Ther¬ 
mometer, 55°. 9. 
CAMP No. 52 —September 25, 1853. 
a Corona; Borealis_ 
21 
49 
02. 0 
78 
01 
50 
21 
49 
58. 6 
77 
38 
30 
21 
50 
34.4 
77 
24 
10 
21 
51 
16. 2 
77 
07 
20 
21 
51 
57.7 
76 
50 
60 
a Pegasi.. 
21 
53 
44. 0 
79 
48 
20 
21 
54 
28.5 
80 
06 
40 
21 
55 
04. 6 
80 
19 
50 
21 
55 
37. 3 
80 
34 
00 
21 
56 
08. 0 
80 
46 
40 
Index error — 14'. Barometer, 28. 324 in. Ther¬ 
mometer, 57°. 5. 
CAMP No. 54, (Anton Chico ) —September 28, 1853. 
a Coronas Borealis_ 
22 
23 
03. 4 
65 
13 
50 
22 
23 
51.3 
64 
53 
20 
22 
24 
29. 5 
64 
38 
10 
22 
25 
11. 1 
64 
22 
10 
22 
25 
47. 2 
64 
07 
50 
a Pegasi.. 
22 
27 
12. 2 
92 
15 
10 
22 
27 
47.1 
92 
28 
30 
22 
28 
20. 6 
92 
41 
20 
22 
28 
57. 0 
92 
55 
20 
22 
29 
30.8 
93 
08 
50 
• 22 
30 
04. 0 
93 
21 
30 
CAMP No. 54, (Anton Chico) —September 28—Continued. 
Object observed. 
Time of observat’n 
Observed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
h . 
771 . 
s. 
o 
, 
„ 
Polaris... 
22 
32 
51.7 
71 
23 
50 
22 
33 
42. 2 
71 
24 
50 
22 
34 
17.4 
71 
25 
40 
22 
34 
59. 1 
71 
25 
40 
22 
35 
31.4 
71 
25 
50 
22 
36 
08. 5 
71 
26 
40 
22 
36 
44.4 
71 
27 
00 
Index error — 13' 
Barometer, 24.916 in. 
Ther- 
mometer, 56°. 5. 
CAMP No. 
55— 
September 29 
1853. 
Polaris ... 
23 
41 
58. 0 
72 
15 
00 
23 
43 
31. 7 
72 
16 
00 
23 
44 
36. 0 
72 
16 
50 
23 
45 
34. 1 
72 
17 
50 
23 
46 
46. 6 
72 
18 
40 
23 
48 
07. 2 
72 
19 
10 
23 
49 
08.4 
72 
19 
30 
Index error — 13' 
50". 
Barometer, 24. 006 in 
Ther- 
mometer, 58°. 
CAMP No. 57- 
-October 1, 1853. 
a Corona; Borealis_ 
22 
44 
49. 9 
58 
11 
00 
22 
46 
32.4 
57 
33 
20 
22 
47 
54. 3 
57 
00 
00 
22 
49 
06. 6 
56 
29 
10 
22 
50 
35*7 
55 
54 
50 
a Pegasi. 
23 
24 
47. 3 
96 
46 
10 
23 
27 
18. 1 
97 
47 
30 
23 
28 
58.0 
98 
21 
30 
Polaris_ 
23 
18 
21. 9 
71 
24 
00 
23 
20 
04. 3 
71 
28 
00 
23 
21 
53. 1 
71 
31 
30 
Index error— 13' 
50". 
Barometer, 24. 022 in. 
Ther- 
mometer, 42°. 1. 
CAMP No. 58, (San Antonio) 
—October 2, 1853. 
a Coronas Borealis_ 
22 
47 
57. 9 
57 
22 
40 
22 
49 
20. 0 
56 
48 
50 
22 
50 
38. 2 
56 
18 
10 
22 
51 
42. 3 
55 
54 
10 
22 
52 
48. 3 
55 
27 
10 
a Pegasi. 
22 
59 
00. 0 
86 
51 
50 
23 
00 
38. 9 
87 
32 
10 
23 
02 
03. 3 
88 
03 
30 
23 
03 
12. 1 
88 
28 
50 
23 
04 
58. 1 
89 
11 
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