. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Tides; Meteorology; Meteorology; Zoology; Botany; Magnetism, Terrestrial; Astronomy; Astronomy; Gravity; Marées; Météorologie; ; ; ; ; ; ; . Sun. t'liroiKiinulLT liiii Witical (.iicle. 20 21 26 27 29 S. 32'S 43-o 53-5 2'S a. b. 350° 16' 16' 20 19 22 22 igo 10 13 06 09 02 05 Barometer, 'riierniometer, in. .at 31° Kah. +° Fah. keduction:* O alt. Kefraclion —parallax h P s s-h Hour anyle Eipiation of time Mean time 9 i\ O) S 25 9 4« 44 81 59 86 46 17,8 76 57 33
. Report on the proceedings of the United States expedition to Lady Franklin Bay, Grinnell Land [microform] . Tides; Meteorology; Meteorology; Zoology; Botany; Magnetism, Terrestrial; Astronomy; Astronomy; Gravity; Marées; Météorologie; ; ; ; ; ; ; . Sun. t'liroiKiinulLT liiii Witical (.iicle. 20 21 26 27 29 S. 32'S 43-o 53-5 2'S a. b. 350° 16' 16' 20 19 22 22 igo 10 13 06 09 02 05 Barometer, 'riierniometer, in. .at 31° Kah. +° Fah. keduction:* O alt. Kefraclion —parallax h P s s-h Hour anyle Eipiation of time Mean time 9 i\ O) S 25 9 4« 44 81 59 86 46 17,8 76 57 33-8 76 44 33 //. //;. s. 5 of) "9-3 5 "fi 3S-9 Chronometer comparisons: //. III. t. No. 10046 9 06 c» No. 124 9 07 Mean lime of observation by chronometer Correction for 21I diiTercnce .J /'for No. 10046 Difference of chronometers /J 7'for No. 124 /;. m. i. 9 36 00 9 37 387 h. m. s. 9 24 -I- 9 S 24 06 3«-9 -4 18 1 — 4 19 47-7 Hence the daily rates of mean time cluonometcrs Nos. 10046 and 124 between August 15 and September 6, iS No. 10046. No. 134. !i. III. s. .Aug. IS, iSSl . z/r -4 17 3^ Sept. I — 4 18 Sept. 0 4 17 39-9 A. III. s. ,17-:— ^7'=-4 21 ^' —4 19 39-3 These results seem to t!;.il J /'uf No. fir .August 15, 1881, miy be accepted. We have: July 28, iSSl (at Upeiiiivil<), mean time chrononielcr No. 124, ///"on (Ireenwich time EtTect of rate July iS to .\u:;ust 15, ; August 15. 1881, No. 121, /I'/'im (irecnwicli time August 15, 1881, No. 12.!, z/7dn Fort Conger time. /I. m. s. —' 2 375 — 3 247 -4 21 Hence chronometric longitude of Fori Conger — 4 18 Chauvenet, Vol. I, Art. 151 (2). B. LONGITL'DE FROM MoON CULMINATIONS. ,' 1 ii III I ;> The transit instrument (U. S. Coast Survey, No. 11) mounted in tlie astronomical observatory, located about 94 meters [103 yards] due east (true) of the main house at Fort Conger, and about 150 mete
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