‘ Oil the 20th,. but few of the natives came to market, having been prevented
by the rain.
On the 22d, it rained very hard, accompanied with thunder and lightening,
more terrible than any I had ever heard, or feen, before. It rained fo hard that:
the water came through the markee, and wetted every thing in itj and we were
much afraid the (hip would have fuffered by the ftorm, but the providentially
e leaped.
On the third of June, it being-very fhfr, the altronomers- had' a good' opportunity
e f making an obfervation of the tranlit. Mr, Banks, and a party, went to Eimayo;
and another party to the eaft, to make obfervations at the fame time. Mr. Banks
returned: with two hogs, which he got from the king of Eimayo.
The following calculation of the Tranfit, being found amongft Sydney
Parkinfon’s papers, as atfo a table of the rifing and falling of the Thermometer,
between the 27th of April, 1769, and the 9th of July following, they are here
iubjoined for the information of the curious..
CALCULATION
T O T H E S O U T H S E A S . 29
C A L C U L A T I O N of the T R A N S I T .
8 no E rror,
S u nV M eridian A ltitude on the 2d of June- 50 7
3d dm i 4 9 4 9 . J,une the '3d',. 1769. E rror of 16
H . M . S. Sun’s A ltitude D. M . H M . S , Sun’s A ltitude. D . Mi
before the firft
external Contact,.
8 48 9 Firft Set. 28 50 42 2 45 18 Firft Set» 32 47 IÓj 29 5 46 31 32 34- 51 4» 29 21 47 35, 32 22.
8 53 l9‘ Second* Set. 29 36 2- 48 39 Second Set.. 32 12
55 7 29 m 49: 44 Si- 56
56 *'9. So JZ 50 33. 31 4»
8 557 ¡ 1 T h ird ' Set. 30 2 7 ' 2 51 33 T h ird Set» 31 39 ? 37f 3° 37 52 28' 3‘ 29»
59 44 30 47 53 35 3i 16.
Before the firft Before the fécond
Internal Contadt. external C ontadt.
9 25 4 8 Firft Set. 35 20 ¡ 3 13* 39« Firft Set. n 35 27 46 35 34 1 4 36 27 2 4
28 23 35 47 15- 35» 27 14
9; 29 15 Second Set. 35 55 3 33* Second Set. 27 8
29 46 36 2 mm25 2 0 , 53-
m 29 36 9 18 1.9- 26 43
9 31 13 T h ird , Set. 36 *3 3 19 T h ird -S e t.^ 26 34
3? 4 Ü 23 ' 20 14 26 21
32 43. 36. 29 ; 2 ii i 20 X2c
After the firft After the fécond
Intern al Contadt.. external C ontadt.
9 42 56 Firft Set. 3-8 9 3 32 3. F irft Set.. 24 5
43 52 38 25 33 14 23 51 45 2 $ 38 31 34 32- 23 36
9 46 32 Second Set.. 38 42 3 35 31 Second: Set. 23 25 47 59 38 54 36 33. 23 11.
49 27 39 8 37 3 d 2 3.
9y 50 27 T h ird. Set. 39 *7 a 3» 29‘ T h ird'S et.. 22 55. 5.1 9. 39, 25 : 39 5? 22. 31 5* 6 39 m 4t 5 22 21
2d internal Contadt 7
i f t e x te rn a l g 0 23 I0,
I ft. in te rn a l o 39 30
2d ditto - 3 10 57
ad. external 3 29 58
A ltitude-in the M orning..
T im e H . M .. S.
7 42 29
ó 45 26 -
■ o 46 38 '
rr. mi
Sun’s A ltitude 15 51
16 25.;
16 40
The.