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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893

Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 133

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No. 52 1893. May 2 Observer L. G. W. Circum-meridian double altitudes of α Bootis ([Archinus?]) R.A. 14h 10m 48s.79 Dec. 19° 44' 10."7 Δt = -48s.17 I = + 1'28" No. Times Readings Notes 1 13h57m25s 224°2'55" Reject 2 14 1 08 0'55" " [ditto for Reject] 3 3 19 223°57'10" 4 5 38 53'00" 5 8 09 50 30 6 10 26 49 55 7 13 15 49 00 8 15 02 50 00 9 17 34 53 10 10 19 08 55 50 11 21 49 224 1 30 12 25 46 12 40 B. 29[?].21 T[?]. 39°.0 T[?]. 32°.0 REMARKS Observations made in the reverse position of the instrument and consequently very unsatisfactory. Otherwise like the preceding.
 
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