Volume I Part 27 (2/2)

1850 : Bay of Islands and Falkland Island : 7 : 57 : 95 : - : 128 3 9 E : - : Near Chaplain's House, Stanley, East Falkland : 51 41 19 S : - : -.

The following is a summary of the results obtained from the Chronometric measurements of H.M.S. Rattlesnake and Bramble, giving a proportionate value to each, according to the number of T.K.'S employed.

COLUMN 1: SPOT OF OBSERVATION.

COLUMN 2: MEAN MERIDIAN DISTANCE FROM FORT MACQUARIE, SYDNEY.

COLUMN 3: EAST OR WEST.

COLUMN 4: LONGITUDE EAST OF GREENWICH, a.s.sUMING THE LONGITUDE OF FORT MACQUARIE TO BE 151 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST.

COLUMN 5: OBSERVED LAt.i.tUDE SOUTH.

COLUMN 6: INSTRUMENT USED TO OBSERVE LAt.i.tUDE.

COLUMN 7: INITIALS OF OBSERVERS OF LAt.i.tUDE.

O.S.: Captain Owen Stanley.

C.B.Y.: Lieutenant C.B. Yule.

J.D.: Lieutenant J. Dayman.

W.H.O.: Mr. Obree.

Parramatta Observatory : 0 13 13 : W : 151 1 34 : 33 48 50 : From Nautical Almanac : -.

Eden Jetty, Twofold Bay : 0 17 53 : W : 149 56 54 : 37 4 20 : Circle : O.S.

Gabo Island : 1 18 13 : W : 149 56 12 : None observed : - : -.

Lighthouse, Point Gellibrand, Port Phillip : 6 19 29 : W : 144 55 18 : 37 52 31 : Az. and Alt. : O.S.

Lighthouse, Kent's Group : 3 55 11 : W : 147 19 36 : 39 28 58 : s.e.xtant : C.B.Y.

Rossbank Observatory, Hobart : 3 52 39 : W : 147 22 8 : 42 52 10 : Circle and Az. Alt. : O.S.

Tahlee House, Port Stephens : 0 47 15 : E : 152 2 2 : 32 40 18 : - : Captain King.

North point of Lagoon Bay, Port Dalrymple : 4 24 56 : W : 146 49 51 : None observed : - : -.

North Solitary Island : 2 10 35 : E : 153 25 22 : 29 56 8 : s.e.xtant : C.B.Y.

Moreton Island watering-place, North-west end : 2 9 28 : E : 153 24 15 : 27 5 44 : Sea horizon Circle and Az. Alt. : O.S.

Observation spot, West side Facing Island, Port Curtis : 0 8 36 : E : 151 23 23 : 23 51 45 : Az. and Alt. and s.e.xtant : O.S., C.B.Y. and J.D.

Port Molle, near Sandy Bay, East side of harbour : 2 21 53 : W : 148 52 54 : 20 19 48 : Az. and Alt. : O.S.

Cape Upstart, Sandy Bay near Cape : 3 27 37 : W : 147 47 10 : 19 42 3 : Az. and Alt. : O.S.

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