. Asiatic researches, or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences and literature of Asia. OPERATIONS IN THE PENINSULA. 371 was 92° ' 15"..93, but as there is reason to doubt the accuracy of that angle, from reasons already given, to which may perhaps be added the want of experi- ence, I shall reject it and adopt the one now brought out for determining: *& 13. The latitude and longitude of Carangooly Hill. The length of the arc comprehended by the sta- tions at Karnatighur and Carangooly, as determined by th
. Asiatic researches, or, Transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences and literature of Asia. OPERATIONS IN THE PENINSULA. 371 was 92° ' 15"..93, but as there is reason to doubt the accuracy of that angle, from reasons already given, to which may perhaps be added the want of experi- ence, I shall reject it and adopt the one now brought out for determining: *& 13. The latitude and longitude of Carangooly Hill. The length of the arc comprehended by the sta- tions at Karnatighur and Carangooly, as determined by the triangles in 1803, was feet, which, as an oblique arc, according to the present scales, will be equal 47 56". 21. Let P be the pole, K Karnatighur, and C Ca- rangooly ; and therefore K'C the oblique arc = 47' 56'.21. Then if * the observed angle at Carangooly, be made use of, (which must be ac- curate enough for this purpose) we have sine PK: sine z. PCK' :: sine K'C: sine angle K PC equal 49'2".9- the difference of longitude. Hence 1° 47' 8".87 + 49' 2". 9 = 2° 36' , the longitude of Carangooly from the meridian of Savendroog. And as sine angle PCK' : sine K'P :: sine ^ PK'C : PC = 77° 27' 42".2, the co-latitude of Carangooly, whose complement 12° 32' 11".8 is therefore the la- titude. 14. Latitude and longitude of Balroyndroog, with the position of its meridian. As the atmosphere was so extremely dull when * As determined hi 1803, equal 87° 00' 07".54. Bb2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Asiatic Society (Calcutta, India). London : [s. n. ]
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