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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 141

TRANSIT OBSERVATION.
No. 105

1893, May 5
Observer: L. G. W.
Object: β Ursae Minoris
Mag.: 2.2
Wt.:
R. A.: 14degrees 51' 7.43"
Decl.: 74degrees 36'    "
Alt.: 57degrees 4'       " N
Circle Facing:_____E_____[strikethrough]W[/strikethrough]
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TRANSITS
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[table]
WIRE | TIME | EXCESS | REDUCTION TO MEAN | REMARKS

A |      |      |      |      

B |      |      |      |      

C1 | 14  49  16.0 |      |      |      

C2 |      |      |      |      

C3 |         57.0 |      |      |      

C4 |      |      |      |      

C5 |     50   37.5 |      |      |      

D1 |     51  18.0 |      |      |      

D2 |      |      |      |      

D3 |         59.0 |      |      |      

D4 |      |      |      |      

D5 |     52   40.0 |      |      |      

E1 |     53  21.0 |      |      |      

E2 |      |      |      |      

E3 |      54  1.5 |      |      |      

E4 |      |      |      |      

E5 |          42.5 |      |      |      

F |      |      |      |      

G |      |      |      |      

SUM: 
MEAN:             
C[1?]   +3.77
c[1?]     
B[1?]   +3.17
[insert]B6[/insert]= -0.9684
b[1?]   -0.3055
A[1?]   -2.05

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(    )
α=   
Δt=   

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TRANSIT OBSERVATION. No. 105 1893, May 5 Observer: L. G. W. Object: β Ursae Minoris Mag.: 2.2 Wt.: R. A.: 14degrees 51' 7.43" Decl.: 74degrees 36' " Alt.: 57degrees 4' " N Circle Facing:_____E_____[strikethrough]W[/strikethrough] ======================= TRANSITS ------------------------- [table] WIRE | TIME | EXCESS | REDUCTION TO MEAN | REMARKS A | | | | B | | | | C1 | 14 49 16.0 | | | C2 | | | | C3 | 57.0 | | | C4 | | | | C5 | 50 37.5 | | | D1 | 51 18.0 | | | D2 | | | | D3 | 59.0 | | | D4 | | | | D5 | 52 40.0 | | | E1 | 53 21.0 | | | E2 | | | | E3 | 54 1.5 | | | E4 | | | | E5 | 42.5 | | | F | | | | G | | | | SUM: MEAN: C[1?] +3.77 c[1?] B[1?] +3.17 [insert]B6[/insert]= -0.9684 b[1?] -0.3055 A[1?] -2.05 ================== ( ) α= Δt= [/table]