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My lunar observations E. and YV. place the north end of this harbour in longitude 142 11 31 E.
Lieutenant Belcher’s ® E. 142 07 49 E.
Lieutenant YVainWright’s, © E ........................................................................................ 142 03 00 E
Chronometer from Macao, 142 14 06 E.
Its latitude by meridian altitudes, © and * , ................................................... 27 05 35.4 N.
SAN BLAS
was d etemiin ed in longitude b y th e immersion o f Ju p ite r’s satellites, as follows, b u t without
hav in g corresponding observations:
Dec. 24. 1st Satellite, 105 16 30 YV.
Jan. 24. 1st, 18 00
Feb. 8. 1st, 14 15
March 2. 1st, 13 00
3. 1st, 15 15
Longitude of the arsenal, . . . . 105 15 30 YV.
1st and 2d satellite, by Mr. YVolfe, . 105 16 07 YV.
Difference o f meridians between San Francisco and arsenal, San Bias, by chronometer, 17 08 35 YV.
Longitude, San Francisco, 122 23 07 YV.
Longitude, arsenal San B i a s , 105 14 32 YV.
Latitude, . . . 21 32 34 N.
Position of the arsenal. Latitude, 21“ 32' 34" N. Longitude, 105° 15' SO" YV.
I n conclusion I m u st observe th a t, with th e exception o f tlie lu n a r distances, all these
observations have been recomputed since my re tu rn to E n g lan d , and th a t I have taken the
places of th e stars from th e catalogue published in th e Memoirs o f th e Astronomical Society.
R E F ER EN C E S .
© In the latitude column implies th a t the observation is by met., alt. of the sun.
* do. do. do. stars.
= do. th a t the observation is made due cast or west of the place.
© I n the longitude column implies that the observation is by chronometer from one of the fixed observatories.
© C do. do. do. by lunar.
•||- do. do. do. made due north or south of the place.
A In both implies th a t the observations arc referred by triangulation.
The figures in the tliird and sixth columns denote the number of observations.
The words in italics in the first column are native names.
TABLE I.
How Longitude. How NAMES OF PLACES. determined From Meridian Remarks.
Latitude.
North.
of
From
Greenwich.
determined.
Greenwich.
E ig h t S t o n e s , . . 34° 48' 20" 0
i 16°46'49"w
1 16 47 59
O i E. W.
0
> Do not exist within the horizon
^ of this spot.
S a n t a C r u z , . . ?
T e n e r i f f e , . . 5 28 27 51
South.
* s < 16 13 31
? 1 6 14 23
r 3 2 18 46
O i e . w.
0 on sh .
0 1 R. W.
? Saluting Battery.
)
F e r n a n d o N o r o n i ia , 3 52 55 Q A J 32 15 09 0 A > The Church Peak.
L32 15 35 0 fr. Rio )
R io J a n e ir o , . . 22 54 37 O * 43 04 41 Culmin. Y^’illegagnon Fort.
T a l c a h u a n a , . . 36 42 35 A
Talcahuana.
72 56 59
72 56 56
A culmin. Fort St. Augustine.
Observatory.
V a l p a r a is o , . . . 1“ 27' 36"e i7 1 29 20
1 71 33 34
0 on sh.
0
S a l a s y G om e z I s l . 26 27 46 0 = 32 23 12w. 105 20 08 O A S.E . extreme.
r 27 08 46 O A 36 27 40 109 24 36 0 2 A Perouse Point, Cook’s Bay.
E a s t e r I s l a n d , . <
27 06 28 O A 36 15 22 109 12 18 A -ll - nly.
0 A-il-
Peaked Hill on N. E. extreme.
27 11 21 O A 36 28 30 109 24 26 Needle Rock.
27 03 33 O = Point St. John.
D u c ie ’s I s l a n d , . . 24 40 20 O = 51 48 42 124 45 38 O A-ll- N .E . extreme.
H e n d e r s o n ’s or E l i - >
z a b e t h I s l a n d , <
24 21 18 0 i 55 21 31 128 18 27 Q® A N.E . extreme.
f5 7 11 13 130 08 09 o on sh. ^ Village from Talcahuana.
P it c a i r n I s l a n d , 25 03 37 J . . . 130 08 23 0 on sh. > Ditto from Bow Island.
L • • • 130 16 47 O i E .w . J Ditto on shore.
Pitcairn Is. 130 08 23 Village.
H e r c u l e s , or O e n o I. 24 01 21 =5 d. alt. 0 32 36w 130 40 59 O« A N.E. extreme of trees.
C r e s c e n t I sla n d , ^
23 20 29 © A * 4 26 45 134 35 08 0 A South extreme.
23 17 39 ditto. N.YV. extreme. I 23 08 23 © ' 4 40 58 134 55 21 G on sh. YVatering Valley.
Eastern Peak of M ount Duff. Ga m b ie r I s l a n d s , < 23 07 58 O A 4 40 31 134 54 54
23 01 17
23 15 15
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N. extreme of Low Island.
South extreme of breakers.