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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 69

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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ------------------------------ Readings of the Striding Level of the Transit Instrument. [unused preprinted date]189_[/unused preprinted date] Observer, H. E. Burton [strikethrough]No[/strikethrough] June 29, 1907. [table] [column 1] OBSERVER. --------------- SID. Hz., T[subscript][i?][/subscript] --------------- \ READINGS POSITION.\ --------------- DIRECT. ^ --------------- REVERSE. ^ --------------- ^ REVERSE. --------------- ^ DIRECT. --------------- SUMS. --------------- DIFFERENCE. --------------- b --------------- [column 2] I. --------------- [k or h?]: 14.3 ; o: 82[F'?]. --------------- EAST. ; WEST. --------------- d: 14 ; d: 12 --------------- 13.5 ; 13 --------------- 13 ; 13 --------------- 13 ; 12 --------------- 53.5 ; 50 --------------- 3.5 --------------- s: -0.18 --------------- [column 3] II. --------------- [k or h?]: 14.5 ; o: 82 --------------- EAST. ; WEST. --------------- d: 15 ; d: 12 --------------- 13 ; 13 --------------- 12.5 ; 13 --------------- 14 ; 12,5 --------------- 55.5 ; 50.5 --------------- 5.0 --------------- s: -0.25 --------------- [column 4] III. --------------- [k or h?]: 15.0 ; o: 80 --------------- EAST. ; WEST. --------------- d: 14 ; d: [illegible: 23 or 13?] --------------- 15 ; 13 --------------- 15 ; 13 --------------- 14.5 ; 13.5 --------------- 58.5 ; 52.5 --------------- 6.0 --------------- s: -0.3 --------------- [/table] [table] [column 1] OBSERVER. --------------- SID. Hz., T[subscript][i?][/subscript] --------------- \ READINGS POSITION.\ --------------- DIRECT. ^ --------------- REVERSE. ^ --------------- ^ REVERSE. --------------- ^ DIRECT. --------------- SUMS. --------------- DIFFERENCE. --------------- b --------------- [column 2] IV. --------------- [k or h?]: 15.3 ; o: 79 --------------- EAST. ; WEST. --------------- d: 15 ; d: 13 --------------- 14.5 ; 13.5 axis reversed --------------- 14.5 ; 13.5 axis reversed --------------- 15 ; 13 axis reversed --------------- 59.0 ; 52.5 axis reversed --------------- 6.5 axis reversed --------------- s: -0.33 --------------- [column 3] V. --------------- [k or h?]: 15.4 ; o: 78 --------------- EAST. ; WEST. --------------- d: 15 ; d: 13.5 --------------- 15 ; 13 --------------- 14 ; 13.5 --------------- 14.5 ; 13.5 --------------- 58.5 ; 53.5 --------------- 5.0 --------------- s: -0.25 --------------- [column 4] VI. --------------- [k or h?]: 16 ; o: 76 --------------- EAST. ; WEST. --------------- d: 16 ; d: 14 --------------- 16 ; 14 --------------- 15. ; 14 --------------- 16 ; 14 --------------- 63 ; 56 --------------- 7.0 --------------- s: -0.35 --------------- [/table] [?form number?]517 500-[illegible]000 10-96[/?form number?] LEVEL FACTOR: 0.05 s BAROMETER: 25.52 in
 
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