APPENDIX L.—ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
127 
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS—Continued. 
Double altitudes of Spica Virginis, 
in the east. 
Determination of latitude, April 6,1854.— Double altitudes ofPola- 
ris , 
in the west . 
Time. 
Altitudes. 
Time. 
Altitudes. 
h. 
m. 
s. 
d. 
m. 
s. 
10 
59 
45 
91 
27 
40 
h. 
m. 
s. 
d. 
m. 
s. 
11 
00 
50 
91 
36 
10 
7 
04 
32 
63 
40 
20 
11 
01 
45 
91 
43 
20 
7 
06 
55 
63 
39 
30 
11 
02 
39 
9L 
50 
10 
7 
10 
11 
63 
36 
50 
11 
03 
40 
91 
56 
40 
7 
12 
31 
63 
35 
40 
11 
04 
36 
92 
03 
30 
7 
15 
35 
63 
33 
40 
11 
05 
35 
92 
10 
10 
7 
17 
40 
63 
32 
00 
11 
06 
25 
92 
15 
30 
7 
19 
35 
63 
30 
00 
11 
07 
13 
92 
21 
30 
7 
21 
36 
63 
28 
30 
11 
08 
06 
92 
26 
10 
7 
23 
50 
63 
27 
00 
7 
26 
01 
63 
25 
50 
Thermometer 46J° Fahrenheit. 
Double altitudes of Capella, in i 
the west. 
Determination of time, April 6,1854.— Double altitudes of Sirius, 
III lilts 
Time. 
Altitudes. 
Time. 
Altitudes. 
h. 
m. 
s. 
d. 
m. 
s. 
7 
29 
06 
87 
14 
ib 
h. 
m. 
s. 
d. 
m. 
s. 
7 
30 
14 
86 
49 
30 
6 
51 
09 
70 
12 
30 
7 
31 
15 
86 
28 
00 
6 
52 
10 
69 
59 
30 
7 
32 
20 
86 
05 
10 
6 
53 
02 
69 
48 
10 
7 
33 
12 
85 
48 
10 
6 
54 
05 
69 
35 
00 
7 
34 
07 
85 
29 
20 
6 
55 
05 
69 
22 
10 
7 
35 
. 04 
85 
09 
00 
6 
55 
57 
69 
09 
00 
7 
36 
00 
84 
49 
40 
6 
56 
58 
68 
55 
30 
7 
36 
53 
84 
3L 
30 
6 
58 
02 
68 
41 
00 
7 
37 
43 
84 
13 
30 
6 
58 
54 
68 
29 
00 
7 
00 
05 
68 
13 
10 
Thermometer 58° Fahrenheit. 
Double altitudes of Arcturus, in 
the east. 
Double altitudes of Procyon, in 
the west. 
Time. 
Altitudes. 
Time. 
Altitudes. 
h. 
m 
s. 
d. 
m 
s. 
h. 
m 
s 
d. 
m 
s 
8 
48' 
04 
•75 
29 
40 
8 
06 
11 
100 
23 
40 
8 
49 
10 
75 
59 
40 
8 
08 
25 
99 
36 
00 
8 
50 
01 
76 
19 
50 
8 
09 
35 
99 
12 
50 
8 
51 
02 
76 
45 
40 
8 
10 
29 
98 
54 
30 
8 
51 
57 
77 
09 
10 
8 
11 
30 
98 
31 
30 
8 
52 
50 
77 
31 
40 
8 
12 
28 
98 
12 
00 
8 
53 
36 
77 
51 
00 
8 
13 
24 
97 
51 
10 
8 
54 
28 
78 
12 
00 
8 
14 
14 
• 97 
34 
10 
8 
55 
18 
78 
33 
50 
8 
15 
40 
97 
02 
40 
8 
56 
06 
78 
56 
00 
8 
16 
34 
96 
44 
00 
