. Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834 and 1835 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 3-^U APPENDIX. TABLE I. Containing tiie ubscrved Dip and Variation of the Magnetic Needie. Place of Observation. New York. . Montreal. . Fort Alexander Ciimi)'' I He h la Crosse. FortCtiipewyan FortResolution Fort Reliance Musk Ox Rapid Rock Hppirt . Point Beaufort IMontreal Island Point Cgk Lati- tiid*', North. 40 1207 15)2934 .'>030 49 535733 53 25 25 5842 32 611026
. Narrative of the Arctic land expedition to the mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the years 1833, 1834 and 1835 [microform]. Scientific expeditions; Expéditions scientifiques. 3-^U APPENDIX. TABLE I. Containing tiie ubscrved Dip and Variation of the Magnetic Needie. Place of Observation. New York. . Montreal. . Fort Alexander Ciimi)'' I He h la Crosse. FortCtiipewyan FortResolution Fort Reliance Musk Ox Rapid Rock Hppirt . Point Beaufort IMontreal Island Point Cgk Lati- tiid*', North. 40 1207 15)2934 .'>030 49 535733 53 25 25 5842 32 611026 624629 64 4051 055418 674124 674727 681357 Lonc;]- tiide, West. 74 0115 73 4227 962125 10221 16 107r)43G 1111900 1134500 1090039 Date of Obser- vation. 108 810 i»810 7| 95 216 95 1815 94 58 1 1833. April 1 April 19 June 10 July 6. July 17 July 31 Aug. 9 Oct. 9 Oct. 10. 1834. May 21 May 22 Mean Mean Jnly 2 July 2;i July 31 Aug. 2 Aug. U Dip. 4. o ' No. 7314 2 7749 2 7920 2 8049 6> 8035 2 8152 2 83 7 2 8444 2 8420 1 8433 2 8342 1 84 39 o^ 84 1 1 8613 2 B7 54 2 8813 2 8745 2 8926 2 Date of Observation. *1825 1833 1831 July 2 July 31 Aug. 2. A. M. Aug. 2. P. M. Aug. 15. — Noon — Variation. *130'i8VV. *151541E. *19I121E. •• :1920E. *?:)2937E,i *3720 t. 35 19 E. [mean.] 44 24 i.'916 6 00 243 642 1 b'li 330 146 E. E. W. E. W. E. W. E. Variations in 1825 by Sir .!. Franklin : — At Fort Resolution tlie in 1825 was . 29° 15' 09' Ditto, in 1820 25" 40' 47' The variation was determined by means of a Kater's compass made by Jones; and, when used, great care was taken to remove it from the proximity of any iron or other metallic substance which might be supposed to derange it. Owhig, I consider, to the great diminution of the directive force acting on tlic hcrizontal needle, the variation couid not be determined with any degree of certainty after we arrived at the mouth of the Thlew-ee-choh; but whether the di(ferencei< in the variation which I
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