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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS 
APPENDIX A—Continued. 
CAMP Nt>. 84, (Colorado Chiquito) —December 16, 1853. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h. 
in. 
s. 
o 
" 
Aldabaran_ 
2 
49 
53. 9 
55 
34 
20 
2 
50 
41. 8 
55 
54 
00 
2 
51 
10. 6 
56 
05 
40 
2 
51 
33. 7 
56 
15 
20 
2 
52 
16. 1 
56 
31 
40 
a Lyras_ 
2 
53 
58. 1 
52 
40 
50 
2 
54 
44. 5 
52 
26 
30 
2 
55 
18. 6 
52 
15 
10 
2 
56 
01. 3 
52 
00 
50 
2 
66 
35. 0 
51 
48 
10 
Polaris- 
3 
00 
58. 1 
73 
30 
00 
3 
01 
51.8 
73 
30 
00 
3 
02 
44. 6 
73 
30 
10 
Index error — 13'. Barometer, 25. 3 in. Thermome¬ 
ter, 12°. 
CAMP No. 85, (Colorado Chiquito ) —December 17, 1853. 
CAMP No. 85, (Colorado Chiquito) —December 18, 1853—Cont. 
Object observed. 
Time of observ’n 
by chronometer. 
Observed double 
altitude. 
h. 
771 . 
s. 
o 
, 
„ 
Aldabaran.- 
3 
02 
12. 5 
60 
07 
00 
3 
03 
01. 6 
GO 
28 
10 
3 
03 
56. 9 
60 
50 
00 
3 
04 
46. 1 
61 
10 
50 
3 
05 
11.5 
61 
20 
40 
Altair ..... 
3 
07 
02. 9 
46 
23 
40 
3 
07 
37. 9 
46 
10 
00 
3 
08 
06. 8 
45 
58 
10 
3 
08 
36.7 
45 
45 
30 
3 
09 
02. 5 
45 
35 
20 
a Cygni. 
3 
12 
11. 9 
94 
27 
50 
3 
12 
47. 1 
94 
16 
00 
3 
13 
16. 7 
94 
05 
50 
3 
13 
53. 6 
93 
52 
30 
3 
14 
21.4 
93 
43 
10 
Polaris_ 
3 
15 
59.5 
73 
45 
10 
3 
16 
46. 5 
73 
45 
10 
a Lyras 
Aldabaran 
Polaris. 
Index error—13'. Barometer, 25. 37 in. Thermom¬ 
eter, 20°. 5. 
CAMP No. 85, (Colorado Chiquito) —December 18, 1853. 
2 
41 
25. 1 
57 
34 
50 
2 
42 
05. 6 
57 
20 
40 
2 
42 
41.5 
57 
09 
10 
2 
43 
16. 9 
56 
55 
40 
2 
43 
32.2 
56 
50 
00 
2 
46 
38. 6 
53 
50 
00 
2 
48 
07. 8 
54 
27 
40 
2 
49 
22. 2 
54 
57 
30 
2 
49 
57. 7 
55 
12 
40 
2 
50 
38.8 
55 
29 
50 
2 
52 
16. 9 
73 
39 
30 
2 
53 
11. 1 
73 
39 
40 
2 
53 
39. 8 
73 
39 
50 
2 
54 
43. 6 
73 
39 
50 
2 
54 
13.5 
73 
40 
00 
Index error — 13'. Barometer, 25. 38 in. Thermom¬ 
eter, 12°. 
CAMP No. 87, (Colorado Chiquito) —December 20, 1853. 
j a Lyrae__ 
2 
51 
15. 5 
54 
15 
10 
2 
52 
01. 9 
54 
00 
10 
2 
52 
23. 9 
53 
52 
40 
2 
53 
06. 8 
53 
37 
50 
2 
53 
35.4 
53 
26 
50 
Aldabaran.. 
2 
56 
35.4 
57 
45 
10 
2 
57 
35.4 
58 
09 
40 
2 
58 
11. 2 
58 
24 
20 
2 
59 
41.5 
59 
00 
00 
2 
00 
02. 5 
59 
10 
00 
Polaris -.. 
3 
08 
34. 6 
73 
44 
20 
3 
12 
40. 6 
73 
44 
50 
Index error — 13'. Barometer, 25. 31 in. Thermom¬ 
eter, 33°. 5. 
Saturn-- 
2 
46 
32. 0 
75 
06 
30 
2 
47 
33. 9 
75 
31 
40 
2 
48 
09. 6 
75 
46 
30 
2 
48 
51. 2 
76 
04 
00 
2 
49 
21. 1 
76 
15 
20 
a Lyras_ 
2 
50 
32. 5 
54 
25 
40 
2 
51 
12. 6 
54 
11 
50 
2 
52 
03. 5 
53 
53 
50 
2 
52 
39. 6 
53 
40 
30 
2 
53 
22. 8 
53 
25 
50 
a Aurigas.... 
2 
55 
58. 0 
67 
47 
30 
2 
56 
35. 9 
67 
59 
30 
2 
57 
19. 9 
68 
14 
20 
2 
58 
08. 6 
68 
30 
10 
2 
59 
13. 2 
68 
51 
00 
SEXTANT No. 3. 
CAMP No. 89—December 23, 1853. 
a Andromeda.---_ 
5 
25 
23. 0 
115 
15 
40 
5 
26 
38. 5 
114 
45 
10 
5 
27 
46. 4 
114 
17 
40 
5 
28 
33.5 
113 
68 
00 
Pegasi__ 
5 
32 
12. 7 
73 
24 
60 
Aldabaran -----_ 
5 
34 
01.7 
118 
27 
00 
5 
34 
50. 1 
118 
44 
20 
5 
36 
09. 8 
119 
12 
00 
5 
36 
53. 6 
119 
26 
30 
5 
37 
46. 1 
119 
44 
20 
