GANNKTT.] AZIMUTHS OF rOLARIS. 27 
EVENING OBSE71VATIOXS. 
1. Febrmiry 20, 1904, at 7'' 42'". 5 ]>. m., local mean time, Polaris is observed at a 
station in southern California, latitude 86°, lonjj^itude 117°. 
li. in. 
Time of observation 7 42. 5 
h. m. 
From table 1 , U. C. Polaris, Fel )ruar y 15 ;', 45. 7 
Reduc^tion to February 20 19. 7 
—^ 8 20. 
Time elapsed since preceding culmination 4 1(5. 5 
From table 3 corresponding azimuth is 80^.5=1° 20^.5. 
2. May 9, 1904, at 8'' 56™. 4 p. m., local mean time, Polaris is observed at a station in 
northeastern Minnesota, latitude 48°, longitude 90°. The nearest culmination is that 
of Mav 8. 
li. m. 
Time of observation May 9, 1904, 8'' 56'". 4, or May 8 82 5(). 4 
li . m . 
From table 1, U. C, May 1, 1904 22 42. 7 
Reduction to May 8 27. 6 
22 15.1 
Time elapsed since preceding culmination 10 41.8 
From table 8, corresponding azimuth is 84^. 
MORNING OBSERVATIONS. 
3. May 10, 1904, at 5'' 18'" a. m., local mean time, or May 9, 17'' 18'", astronomical 
time, Polaris is observed at a station in nortlieastern Minnesota, latituck^, -18°, 
longitude 90°. 
ii. 111. 
Time of observation, May 9, 1904 17 18.0 
!i. ni. 
From table 1, U. C, May 1 22 42. 7 
Reduction to May 9 81. 5 
22 11.2 
Time to elapse to next following culmination 4 58. 2 
From table 3 (corresponding azimuth is 104^.8 = 1° 44^.8 
4. February 21, 1904, at 5'' 10"' a. m., local mean time, Polaris is observed at a station 
in southern California, latitude . '56°, longitude 117°. The nearest culmination is on 
Februarv 21. 
ii. 111. 
Time of observation, Fel )ruary 20 17 1 0. 
h. 111. 
From table 1, U. C. , February 15 8 45. 7 
Reduction to February 20 1 9. 7 
li. m. 
8 26.0 128 56.1=27 22.1 
Time to elapse to next following culmination 10 1 2. 1 
From table 3, corresponding azinuith is 89^.8. 
