A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's Ship, the Endeavour/Observation of the transit of Venus
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Observation of the transit of Venus[edit]
CALCULATION of the TRANSIT.
8 no Error. | |||
Sun's Meridian Altitude on the | 2d of June | 50 | 7 |
3d ditto | 49 | 59 |
June the 3d, 1769 | Error of | 16 | ||||||||||
H. | M. | S. | Sun's Altitude before the first external Contact. | D. | M. | | | H. | M. | S. | Sun's Altitude. | D. | M. |
8 | 48 | 9 | First Set. | 28 | 42 | | | 2 | 45 | 18 | First Set. | 32 | 47 |
50 | 10 | 29 | 5 | | | 46 | 31 | 32 | 34 | ||||
51 | 41 | 29 | 21 | | | 47 | 35 | 32 | 22 | ||||
8 | 53 | 19 | Second Set. | 29 | 36 | | | 2 | 48 | 39 | Second Set. | 32 | 12 |
55 | 7 | 29 | 57 | | | 49 | 44 | 31 | 56 | ||||
56 | 19 | 30 | 13 | | | 50 | 33 | 31 | 49 | ||||
8 | 57 | 36 | Third Set. | 30 | 27 | | | 2 | 51 | 33 | Third Set. | 31 | 39 |
58 | 37 | 30 | 37 | | | 52 | 28 | 31 | 29 | ||||
59 | 44 | 30 | 47 | | | 53 | 35 | 31 | 16 | ||||
Before the first Internal Contact. | | | Before the second external contact. | ||||||||||
9 | 25 | 48 | First Set. | 35 | 20 | | | 3 | 13 | 39 | First Set. | 27 | 35 |
27 | 46 | 35 | 34 | | | 14 | 36 | 27 | 24 | ||||
28 | 23 | 35 | 47 | | | 15 | 35 | 17 | 14 | ||||
9 | 29 | 15 | Second Set. | 35 | 55 | | | 3 | 16 | 33 | Second Set. | 27 | 3 |
29 | 46 | 36 | 2 | | | 7 | 25 | 26 | 53 | ||||
30 | 29 | 36 | 9 | | | 18 | 19 | 26 | 43 | ||||
9 | 31 | 13 | Third Set. | 36 | 13 | | | 3 | 19 | 14 | Third Set. | 26 | 34 |
32 | 4 | 36 | 23 | | | 20 | 14 | 26 | 21 | ||||
32 | 43 | 36 | 29 | | | 21 | 1 | 26 | 12 | ||||
After the first Internal Contact. | | | After the second external contact. | ||||||||||
9 | 42 | 56 | First Set. | 38 | 9 | | | 3 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 5 | |
43 | 52 | 38 | 25 | | | 33 | 14 | 23 | 51 | ||||
45 | 25 | 38 | 31 | | | 34 | 32 | 23 | 36 | ||||
9 | 46 | 32 | Second Set. | 38 | 42 | | | 3 | 35 | 31 | Second Set. | 23 | 25 |
47 | 59 | 38 | 54 | | | 36 | 33 | 23 | 11 | ||||
49 | 27 | 39 | 8 | | | 37 | 30 | 23 | |||||
9 | 50 | 27 | Third Set. | 39 | 17 | | | 3 | 38 | 29 | Third Set. | 22 | 55 |
51 | 9 | 39 | 25 | | | 39 | 58 | 22 | 31 | ||||
52 | 6 | 39 | 32 | | | 41 | 5 | 22 | 21 |
' | '' | ''' | | | Altitude in the Morning. | |||||||
2d internal Contact | 0 | 23 | 10 | | | |||||||
1st external | | | Time | H. | M. | S. | D. | M. | ||||
1st internal | 0 | 39 | 30 | | | 7 | 42 | 29 | Sun's Altitude | 15 | 51 | |
2d ditto | 3 | 10 | 57 | | | 0 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 25 | ||
2d external | 3 | 29 | 58 | | | 0 | 46 | 38 | 16 | 40 |