ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS, 
29 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP No. 79, (Colorado Chiquito ) —December 6, 1853. 
CAMP No. 81, (Colorado Chiquito )—Dec. 8, 1853—Cont’d. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h. 
m. 
s. 
o 
, 
Polaris- 
3 
27 
17.5 
73 
07 
40 
3 
29 
29. 9 
73 
08 
00 
3 
30 
07. 8 
73 
08 
10 
3 
30 
43. 5 
73 
08 
10 
3 
31 
12. 9 
73 
08 
20 
a Tauri.. 
3 
34 
44.7 
74 
53 
30 
3 
35 
49. 2 
75 
22 
00 
3 
36 
25.4 
75 
35 
40 
3 
37 
00. 6 
75 
50 
10 
3 
37 
31. 2 
76 
02 
50 
a Cygni. 
3 
40 
49. 5 
82 
51 
10 
3 
41 
22. 8 
82 
39 
30 
3 
42 
03. 6 
82 
23 
50 
Index error — 13'. Barometer 25. 43 in. Thermome¬ 
ter 30°. 8. 
CAMP No. 80, (Colorado Chiquito ) —December 7, 1853. 
Saturn.- 
2 
17 
26. 1 
63 
20 
40 
2 
17 
51. 5 
63 
30 
50 
2 
18 
21. 4 
63 
42 
40 
2 
18 
45.8 
63 
62 
50 
2 
19 
39. 2 
64 
15 
30 
a Lyras _ 
2 
20 
57. 9 
63 
38 
30 
2 
21 
36. 1 
63 
24 
40 
2 
22 
17. 6 
63 
09 
30 
2 
22 
53. 6 
62 
57 
00 
2 
23 
47. 9 
62 
37 
50 
Polaris_ 
2 
26 
30. 1 
72 
57 
50 
2 
28 
59.5 
72 
58 
00 
2 
29 
17. 5 
72 
58 
00 
2 
30 
53. 5 
72 
58 
10 
2 
32 
09. 2 
72 
58 
10 
Altair_ 
2 
34 
39. 1 
58 
21 
10 
2 
35 
16. 2 
58 
07 
20 
2 
35 
53. 6 
57 
52 
20 
2 
36 
32.8 
57 
38 
30 
2 
37 
17. 1 
57 
18 
40 
a Aurigse_ 
2 
39 
04.4 
62 
49 
00 
2 
39 
45.7 
63 
03 
10 
2 
40 
26.5 
63 
16 
20 
2 
41 
09. 5 
63 
29 
10 
2 
42 
02. 6 
63 
47 
20 
Index error —13'. Barometer 25. 45 in. Thermome¬ 
ter 25°. 5 
CAMP No. 81, (Colorado Chiquito) —December 8, 1853. 
2 
14 
31. 9 
66 
10 
10 
2 
15 
19.5 
65 
53 
00 
2 
16 
01. 0 
65 
36 
40 
2 
16 
42. 8 
65 
22 
00 
2 
17 
49. 1 
64 
58 
10 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
Observed double 
by chronometer. 
altitude. 
h. 
711 . 
s. 
o 
» 
Saturn.. 
2 
18 
54. 5 
63 
51 
50 
2 
19 
42. 6 
64 
10 
50 
2 
20 
04. 3 
64 
20 
30 
2 
20 
29. 8 
64 
31 
50 
2 
21 
01.4 
64 
43 
50 
Polaris_ 
2 
23 
22. 0 
72 
59 
20 
Index error — 13'. 
Barometer 25.28 
in. 
Ther. 29 c 
.5. 
CAMP No. 82, (Colorado Chiquito) —December 9, 
1853. 
Aldabaran_ 
3 
09 
44.1 
64 
10 
30 
3 
10 
28.4 
64 
28 
40 
3 
11 
05. 3 
64 
43 
40 
3 
11 
56. 9 
65 
04 
20 
3 
12 
21. 7 
65 
15 
10 
Polaris.. 
3 
45 
17.5 
73 
16 
40 
3 
46 
06.5 
73 
16 
50 
3 
46 
52.5 
73 
16 
50 
3 
47 
40. 1 
73 
16 
50 
3 
48 
08. 6 
73 
17 
00 
a Cygni. 
3 
51 
57. 5 
79 
31 
10 
3 
52 
29. 9 
79 
18 
50 
3 
53 
01. 6 
79 
07 
30 
3 
53 
50. 1 
78 
51 
40 
3 
54 
47. 1 
78 
32 
40 
a Auriga... 
3 
56 
37.4 
88 
47 
20 
3 
57 
13.3 
88 
59 
58 
3 
57 
43. 5 
89 
10 
20 
3 
58 
16. 6 
89 
21 
40 
3 
58 
48.8 
89 
33 
00 
Index error — 13'. 
Barometer 25. 10 in. 
Ther. 40°. 
CAMP No. 83, (Colorado Chiquito) — December 14, 
1853. 
a Lyrse_ 
2 
21 
35. 4 
63 
58 
40 
2 
22 
39.5 
63 
33 
30 
2 
25 
19. 6 
62 
37 
00 
2 
26 
05. 2 
62 
21 
20 
2 
26 
44.5 
62 
05 
50 
Saturn_ 
2 
28 
31.4 
68 
07 
40 
2 
29 
03. 1 
68 
17 
40 
2 
30 
20.9 
68 
50 
00 
a Auriga)_ 
2 
31 
42. 1 
60 
07 
50 
2 
32 
10. 2 
60 
17 
20 
2 
32 
36. 8 
60 
25 
30 
2 
33 
13. 2 
60 
36 
50 
2 
33 
36. 9 
60 
44 
40 
Altair.... 
2 
35 
13. 0 
58 
33 
10 
2 
35 
43.5 
58 
23 
50 
2 
36 
23. 4 
58 
07 
40 
2 
37 
03. 9 
57 
09 
40 
2 
38 
41. 8 
57 
10 
40 
Polaris. -.. 
2 
48 
12. 5 
73 
14 
00 
2 
49 
20. 9 
73 
14 
10 
2 
49 
51. 5 
73 
14 
10 
2 
50 
44.5 
73 
14 
10 
Index error — 13'. 
Barometer 25. 06 
in. 
o 
co 
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