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TABLE OF LATITUDES. 
Washington, D. C., June 27, 1856. 
Dear Sir : I have the honor herewith to enclose the final determinations of latitude deduced 
from a careful examination and discussion of your series of astronomical observations. 
The variety of your observations has afforded the means of well determining the chronometric 
and instrumental corrections, thus causing, in most instances, a close agreement in the latitudes 
deduced from stars far north and south. To facilitate the calculations, the most approved 
formulas and tables have been used. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
DAHIEL Gr. MAJOE. 
Lieut. John G-. Parke, Topographical Engineers. 
Table of Latitudes deduced from observations made by Lieutenant John G. Parke, Topographical 
Engineers. 
Date. 
Place. 
Latitude. 
Object 
Mean latitude. 
1854. 
o 
, 
„ 
o 
, 
November 24 
San Jos£__ 
37 
20 
19.41 
Bo ... 
13. 3 S- 
Sun_ 
November Zo -- - 
[ 
Do. 
16. 4 J 
Do. 
37 
20 
18. 4 "I 
Bo . 
24. 2 l 
Polaris ...... __... 
37 
20 
21.0 
Do.. 
1 
34. 4 J 
November 26 
Camp 1_ 
37 
9 
2.9'] 
Do 
0. 4 L 
Polaris__ 
37 
8 
59. 9 
Do.. 
8 
56. 4 J 
November 27 
Camp 2_ 
36 
54 
8. 01 
Do 
1 
33. 0 ]- 
Polaris ......_ 
36 
54 
19.5 
Do. 
17. 6 J 
November 29 ... 
Camp 4-- 
36 
45 
2 " 1 i 
Polaris_ 
36 
45 
8.4 
Do.. 
14.8 f 
December 1 
Camp 5_ 
36 
38 
43.1'] 
Do 
40. 0 L 
Sun_ 
36 
38 
40. 0 
Do... 
36. 9 J 
December 3.. 
Camp 7_ 
36 
23 
16.4 i 
Polaris__ 
36 
23 
16. 2 
Do. 
23 
16.0 ) 
December 4.... 
Camp 8_ 
36 
10 
12.2 | 
Polaris .. 
36 
10 
22. 1 
Do... 
32. 0 f 
December 8. 
Camp 12_ 
35 
39 
30.5 | 
Polaris__..._ 
Do. 
44. 6 ) 
Do... 
40. 6"] 
Do 
Sun___-_ 
35 
39 
33. 9 
Do. 
33. 0 j- 
20. 8 J 
December 10 
Camp 14 ..........._ 
35 
22 
13.41 
Do 
30.4 }. 
Polaris* ...._ 
December 11 — — - -- -- -- -- 
December 19. 
Do.. 
.J 
* Probably a mistake of 1' altitude. 
