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Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893

Eccentricity of the Sextant by Frederic Furbish, 1893, Page 166

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[column 1]
DATE
----------
May 2 '93
" [ditto for May 2 '93]
" [ditto for May 2 '93]
May 5
" [ditto for May 5]
" [ditto for May 5]
" [ditto for May 5]
May [6 or 30?]
" [ditto for May [6 or 30?]]
" [ditto for May [6 or 30?]]

[column 2]
No.
----------
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

[column 3]
Star
----------
α Virginis
α Boo"tis
β Ursae Uimonis
γ Corvi
ε Virginis
α Virginis
α Boo"tis
Polaris
[illegible?] Ursae Majoris
β Ursae Minoris

[column 4]
δ
----------
-10°36'23.1"
19°44'10.7"
74°35'25.4"
-16°57'5.4"
11°31'54.9"
-10°36'23.2"
19°44'11.1"
91°15'53.63"
49°50'51.59"
74°35'33.55"

[column 5]
(1/2)α'
----------
37°44'41.53"
-----
111°55'63.30"
68°4'53.7"
-----
57°4'18.25"
31°24'20.28"
59°52'4.12"
37°44'33.30"
-----
111°5'6.89"
68°4'53.11"
-----
4°24'33.92"
98°10'40.17"
57°4'13.26"

[column 6]
r'
----------
[+ - ?] 1.202"
[+ - ?] 1.153"
[+ - ?] 1.579"
[+ - ?] 24.00"
[+ - ?] 1.519"
[+ - ?] 1.153"
[+ - ?] 2.30
[+ - ?] 0.937"
[+ - ?] 2.929
[+ - ?] 2.681

[column 7]
Bar.
----------
29.22 in.
29.21 in.
29.20 in.
29.21 in.
29.21 in.
29.21 in.
29.21 in.
29.11 in.
29.10 in.
29.07 in.

[column 8]
T[subscript]ε[/subscript]
----------
33.5°
32.0°
32.0°
R
34.0°
34.0°
32.0°
65.0°
63.0°
61.0°

[column 9]
b
----------
75.59
23.77
38.03
R
33.86
75.54
23.77
64.49
7.94
35.80

[column 10]
A
----------
0.20926
1.37329
0.45641
R
0.49801
0.20923
1.37329
0.23857
1.14224
0.45638

[column 11]
B
----------
0.61215
0.92772
0.83935
R
0.86487
0.61212
0.92772
0.64825
0.98983
0.83934

[column 12]
C
----------
41°40'10.96"
41°39'40.77"
41°39'5.62"
Rejected
41°40'24.64"
41°40'19.04"
41°39'41.76"
41°39'23.06"
41°40'3.47"
41°39'11.01"

[column 13]
C
----------
0.7272737
0.7271272
0.7269569
R
0.7273402
0.7273129
0.7271320
0.7270415
0.7272376
0.7269831
circular measure

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[table sideways] [column 1] DATE ---------- May 2 '93 " [ditto for May 2 '93] " [ditto for May 2 '93] May 5 " [ditto for May 5] " [ditto for May 5] " [ditto for May 5] May [6 or 30?] " [ditto for May [6 or 30?]] " [ditto for May [6 or 30?]] [column 2] No. ---------- 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 [column 3] Star ---------- α Virginis α Boo"tis β Ursae Uimonis γ Corvi ε Virginis α Virginis α Boo"tis Polaris [illegible?] Ursae Majoris β Ursae Minoris [column 4] δ ---------- -10°36'23.1" 19°44'10.7" 74°35'25.4" -16°57'5.4" 11°31'54.9" -10°36'23.2" 19°44'11.1" 91°15'53.63" 49°50'51.59" 74°35'33.55" [column 5] (1/2)α' ---------- 37°44'41.53" ----- 111°55'63.30" 68°4'53.7" ----- 57°4'18.25" 31°24'20.28" 59°52'4.12" 37°44'33.30" ----- 111°5'6.89" 68°4'53.11" ----- 4°24'33.92" 98°10'40.17" 57°4'13.26" [column 6] r' ---------- [+ - ?] 1.202" [+ - ?] 1.153" [+ - ?] 1.579" [+ - ?] 24.00" [+ - ?] 1.519" [+ - ?] 1.153" [+ - ?] 2.30 [+ - ?] 0.937" [+ - ?] 2.929 [+ - ?] 2.681 [column 7] Bar. ---------- 29.22 in. 29.21 in. 29.20 in. 29.21 in. 29.21 in. 29.21 in. 29.21 in. 29.11 in. 29.10 in. 29.07 in. [column 8] T[subscript]ε[/subscript] ---------- 33.5° 32.0° 32.0° R 34.0° 34.0° 32.0° 65.0° 63.0° 61.0° [column 9] b ---------- 75.59 23.77 38.03 R 33.86 75.54 23.77 64.49 7.94 35.80 [column 10] A ---------- 0.20926 1.37329 0.45641 R 0.49801 0.20923 1.37329 0.23857 1.14224 0.45638 [column 11] B ---------- 0.61215 0.92772 0.83935 R 0.86487 0.61212 0.92772 0.64825 0.98983 0.83934 [column 12] C ---------- 41°40'10.96" 41°39'40.77" 41°39'5.62" Rejected 41°40'24.64" 41°40'19.04" 41°39'41.76" 41°39'23.06" 41°40'3.47" 41°39'11.01" [column 13] C ---------- 0.7272737 0.7271272 0.7269569 R 0.7273402 0.7273129 0.7271320 0.7270415 0.7272376 0.7269831 circular measure [/table sideways]