APPENDIX L.—ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS—Continued. 
Double altitudes of Sirius, in the west. 
Time. 
h. to. s. 
8 41 10 
8 42 54 
8 43 57 
8 45 01 
8 45 59 
8 47 08 
8 48 11 
8 49 38 
Altitudes. 
d. TO. 
68 23 
67 58 
67 43 
67 27 
67 13 
66 56 
66 41 
66 19 
Double altitudes of Procyon, 
Time. 
in the west. 
Altitudes. 
55 
35 
05 
55 
05 
25 
05 
25 
h. 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
12 
Double altitudes of Arcturus, in the east. 
Time. 
01 
02 
03 
04 
06 
07 
08 
09 
09 
10 
Altitudes. 
20 
34 
55 
54 
11 
09 
07 
01 
55 
45 
d. 
115 
116 
116 
117 
117 
117 
118 
118 
119 
119 
35 35 
06 25 
40 25 
04 35 
35 25 
59 35 
23 05 
44 55 
07 25 
27 05 
Thermometer 49° Fahrenheit. 
Northern heavens clouded up. 
h. m. s. 
9 21 11 
9 22 27 
9 23 29 
9 24 36 
9 25 39 
9 26 30 
9 27 28 
9 28 47 
d. to. s. 
108 42 35 
108 19 55 
108 00 45 
107 39 25 
107 18 25 
107 02 25 
106 43 55 
106 18 05 
Thermometer 49 c Fahrenheit. 
Determination of latitude, March 14,1854. —Double altitudes of 
Capella, in the west. 
8 59 49 
9 02 48 
9 03 53 
9 05 05 
9 06 12 
9 07 It 
9 09 03 
9 10 04 
9 11 09 
9 12 02 
89 37 
88 36 
88 14 
87 48 
87 25 
87 03 
86 25 
86 04 
85 42 
85 22 
Thermometer 49° Fahrenheit. 
05 
55 
25 
25 
05 
55 
25 
05 
25 
55 
Determination of latitude, March 14, 1854.— Double altitudes of 
Spica Virginis, in the east. 
Time. 
h. to. s. 
11 48 50 
11 50 27 
11 51 30 
11 52 20 
11 53 10 
11 54 06 
11 55 04 
11 56 07 
11 57 12 
11 58 10 
Altitudes. 
d. to. s. 
83 52 55 
84 14 45 
84 29 55 
84 39 55 
84 51 05 
85 03 05 
85 15 45 
85 29 05 
85 43 05 
85 54 25 
Determination of latitude , March 16, 1854 .—Double altitudes of 
Polaris, in the west. 
Time. 
h. TO. 5. 
7 37 54 
7 42 12 
7 46 35 
7 50 18 
7 53 57 
Altitudes. 
d. TO. s. 
63 31 40 
63 27 40 
63 24 30 
63 22 00 
63 19 10 
Double altitudes of Capella, in the west. 
Time. 
41 
43 
46 
47 
49 
50 
Altitudes. 
33 
00 
02 
02 
11 
46 
04 
28 
d. TO. 5 . 
93 56 30 
93 24 00 
93 02 50 
92 41 50 
92 18 30 
91 45 20 
91 18 10 
90 48 00 
Double altitudes of Procyon, in the west. 
Time. 
h. TO. s. 
8 57 10 
8 58 12 
8 59 11 
9 00 35 
9 01 42 
9 03 10 
Altitudes. 
d. to. s. 
114 03 50 
113 46 40 
113 31 00 
113 06 00 
112 46 20 
112 20 10 
Thermometer 52£° Fahrenheit. 
