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Theory of the astronomical transit instrument applied to the portable transit instrument Wuerdemann no.26: a compilation from various authorities, with original observations by Harry Edward Burton, 1903

Theory of the astronomical transit instrument applied to the portable transit instrument Wuerdemann no. 26: a compilation from various authorities, with original observations by Harry Edward Burton, 1903, Page 67

[left table]
α Coronae Borealis
α = 15h 30m 46.5s
δ = +27° 1' 46.6"
Wire [strikethrough](a)[/strikethrough][t or +?]  |  Time  |  Excess
C4  |  15h 30m 47s  |      |  
C5  |             53  |      |  
D1  |        31      4.5  |      |  
D2  |               10  |      |  
D3  |               16  |  16  |  
D4  |               22  |  32  |  
D5  |               28  |  32.5  |  
E1  |                --  |      |  
E2  |               45.5  |  32.5  |  
Sum  |              (7)  |  113.0  |  
Mean  |  15h 31m 16.1s  |  16.1  |  
[/left table]

[right table]
γ Camelopardalis. (S. P.)
* α = 15h 40m 30.1s
δ = +71° 2' 30.8"
Wire  |  Time  |  Excess
B  |  15h  37m  48s  |      |  
C1  |         38       52  |      |  
C2  |         39       9  |      |  
C3  |                 [24or2.4?]  |      |  
C4  |                 39.5  |      |  
C5  |                 56  |      |  
D1  |         40      28  |      |  
D2  |                  45  |      |  
D3  |         41      0.5  |  0.5  |  
D4  |                  --  |      |  
D5  |                  --  |      |  
E1  |         42       4.0  |  0  |  
E2  |                  --  |      |  
E3  |                  37  |  1  |  
E4  |                  53  |  2  |  
E5  |          43      9  |  1  |  
F  |           44      13  |  1  |  
Sum  |                 (11)  |  5.5  |  
Mean  |  15h  41m  0.5s  |  0.5  |  
[/right table]

   * The right ascension of γ Camelopardalis on the day the observation was taken was 3h 40.m 30.11s, and ten days later it was 3h 40m 30.77s; so to get the time of lower culmination we interpolate for one half of a day.
[strikethrough](a)[/strikethrough][t or +?] For Circle Facing West, and for lower culminations Circle Facing East, the stars cross the wires really in the order G, F, E[subscript]5[/subscript], E[subscript]4[/subscript], E[subscript]3[/subscript], etc.

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[left table] α Coronae Borealis α = 15h 30m 46.5s δ = +27° 1' 46.6" Wire [strikethrough](a)[/strikethrough][t or +?] | Time | Excess C4 | 15h 30m 47s | | C5 | 53 | | D1 | 31 4.5 | | D2 | 10 | | D3 | 16 | 16 | D4 | 22 | 32 | D5 | 28 | 32.5 | E1 | -- | | E2 | 45.5 | 32.5 | Sum | (7) | 113.0 | Mean | 15h 31m 16.1s | 16.1 | [/left table] [right table] γ Camelopardalis. (S. P.) * α = 15h 40m 30.1s δ = +71° 2' 30.8" Wire | Time | Excess B | 15h 37m 48s | | C1 | 38 52 | | C2 | 39 9 | | C3 | [24or2.4?] | | C4 | 39.5 | | C5 | 56 | | D1 | 40 28 | | D2 | 45 | | D3 | 41 0.5 | 0.5 | D4 | -- | | D5 | -- | | E1 | 42 4.0 | 0 | E2 | -- | | E3 | 37 | 1 | E4 | 53 | 2 | E5 | 43 9 | 1 | F | 44 13 | 1 | Sum | (11) | 5.5 | Mean | 15h 41m 0.5s | 0.5 | [/right table] * The right ascension of γ Camelopardalis on the day the observation was taken was 3h 40.m 30.11s, and ten days later it was 3h 40m 30.77s; so to get the time of lower culmination we interpolate for one half of a day. [strikethrough](a)[/strikethrough][t or +?] For Circle Facing West, and for lower culminations Circle Facing East, the stars cross the wires really in the order G, F, E[subscript]5[/subscript], E[subscript]4[/subscript], E[subscript]3[/subscript], etc.