ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
27 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 72 —November 28, 1853. 
CAMP No. 74 —November 30, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h. 
m. 
s. 
o 
Polaris.. 
1 
13 
28. 0 
72 
33 
50 
1 
13 
57. 0 
72 
34 
00 
1 
14 
21.8 
72 
34 
10 
1 
14 
48. 5 
72 
34 
20 
1 
15 
07. 6 
72 
34 
30 
1 
15 
33. 5 
72 
34 
50 
1 
16 
09. 1 
. 72 
35 
00 
l 
1 
I 
l 
I 
1 
f 
t 
1 
l 
1 
£ 
H 
h? 
e 
1 
18 
21. 5 
84 
15 
50 
1 
19 
08. 9 
83 
58 
00 
1 
19 
39. 1 
83 
46 
40 
1 
20 
01.4 
83 
38 
50 
1 
20 
45. 4 
83 
23 
20 
a Cygni. 
1 
22 
34. 6 
126 
31 
30 
1 
23 
21. 3 
126 
14 
50 
1 
23 
51. 6 
126 
03 
40 
1 
24 
22. 6 
125 
52 
30 
1 
25 
04. 5 
125 
37 
40 
Saturn . 
1 
28 
12.5 
45 
01 
10 
1 
28 
34.4 
45 
10 
00 
1 
28 
50. 2 
45 
18 
20 
1 
29 
24. 4 
45 
30 
50 
1 
29 
43. 7 
45 
38 
30 
1 
30 
07. 8 
45 
48 
40 
1 
30 
28. 0 
45 
56 
00 
a Aurigae_ 
1 
33 
29. 1 
44 
13 
30 
1 
36 
04. 7 
45 
03 
30 
1 
43 
17. 6 
46 
57 
40 
1 
43 
06. 8 
47 
12 
50 
1 
44 
01.3 
47 
30 
00 
Index error -—13'. Barometer 24 in. Tirer. 31 .7. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
/(. 
m. 
s. 
o 
, 
„ 
Altair. ... 
2 
17 
55. 9 
63 
00 
10 
2 
18 
34. 9 
62 
44 
50 
2 
19 
01.4 
62 
33 
40 
2 
19 
28. 5 
62 
22 
20 
2 
20 
03. 2 
62 
08 
20 
a Lyras. 
2 
21 
24. 9 
61 
46 
50 
O 
21 
56. 9 
61 
34 
00 
2 
22 
43. 8 
61 
18 
10 
2 
23 
06. 2 
61 
10 
30 
2 
23 
36. 9 
61 
00 
00 
Saturn . 
2 
25 
16. 2 
67 
56 
40 
2 
26 
07. 9 
68 
06 
30 
2 
26 
53. 5 
68 
25 
50 
2 
27 
25. 7 
68 
40 
00 
2 
27 
46. 1 
68 
48 
00 
a Auriga;.. 
2 
30 
20. 6 
61 
43 
20 
2 
30 
49. 3 
61 
52 
50 
2 
31 
50. 5 
62 
13 
40 
2 
32 
22. 3 
62 
22 
50 
2 
33 
03. 9 
62 
38 
00 
Polaris.. 
2 
35 
26. 2 
73 
13 
20 
2 
36 
37. 9 
73 
14 
00 
2 
38 
01. 0 
73 
14 
50 
2 
38 
49. 9 
73 
15 
30 
2 
40 
02. 8 
73 
15 
50 
Index error — 13'. Barometer, 24. 68 in. Thermom¬ 
eter, 36°. 
CAMP No. 73 —November 29, 1853. 
Polaris_ 
3 
42 
40. 0 
73 
18 
30 
3 
43 
27.2 
73 
18 
40 
3 
44 
01. 6 
73 
18 
50 
3 
44 
36.8 
73 
18 
50 
3 
45 
29. 9 
73 
19 
00 
3 
46 
02. 1 
73 
19 
00 
3 
46 
27.5 
73 
19 
10 
a Cygni. 
3 
50 
31. 8 
77 
54 
20 
3 
51 
25.4 
77 
36 
20 
3 
52 
28.7 
77 
14 
00 
3 
53 
06. 2 
77 
02 
20 
3 
53 
34. 1 
76 
54 
00 
3 
54 
10. 1 
76 
40 
00 
a Tauri_ 
3 
57 
34. 2 
86 
04 
00 
3 
58 
29. 9 
86 
28 
50 
3 
58 
59. 5 
86 
38 
30 
3 
59 
33. 6 
86 
52 
30 
4 
00 
06.4 
87 
05 
50 
4 
01 
19. 2 
87 
35 
30 
Index error — 13'. Barometer 24.322° in. Ther. 39°. 
CAMP No. 75 —December 1, 1853. 
a Lyra;_ 
2 
ii 
35.4 
65 
40 
20 
2 
12 
09. 2 
65 
28 
30 
2 
12 
37. 2 
65 
18 
20 
2 
13 
04. 6 
65 
08 
50 
2 
13 
25. 7 
65 
00 
20 
Saturn - 
2 
14 
40.3 
63 
11 
20 
2 
15 
15.4 
63 
25 
40 
2 
15 
26.4 
63 
34 
20 
2 
16 
11. 1 
63 
48 
20 
2 
16 
43. 8 
64 
01 
50 
Polaris. 
2 
18 
20. 2 
73 
10 
00 
2 
19 
05. 6 
73 
10 
10 
2 
19 
48.5 
73 
10 
20 
2 
20 
34. 5 
73 
10 
30 
2 
21 
20. 1 
73 
10 
40 
o Pegasi-- 
2 
22 
33. 6 
61 
30 
00 
2 
23 
09. 1 
61 
16 
00 
2 
23 
50. 6 
61 
58 
50 
2 
24 
17. 9 
61 
48 
00 
2 
24 
47.4 
61 
32 
00 
