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Lunar observations.]
APPENDIX.
507

TABLE VII. continued.

Longitude of the anchorage in Coepang Bay, Timor.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observations. Place. E. Long. of the anchorage from Naut. Alm. Correction Cor. Longitude of the anchorage. Whence deduced. Observer.
for errors of tables Interv. of ☽'s error.
°  ″ °
1803 April. 

ʰ    ′ 
4 at  0 45
At anchor in the Bay.



123
123
123
123
123
123
37
37
46
50
42
40
30
 0
30
15
 0
30
−23 30




One day.




123
123
123
123
123
123
14
13
23
26
18
17
 0
30
 0
45
30
 0
* Pollux west ☾



F




5 at  2 25 Ditto.




124
124
124
124
123
124
 8
10
 7
 3
59
 2
 0
15
15
 0
30
45
−21 15




Ditto.




123
123
123
123
123
123
46
49
46
41
38
41
45
 0
 0
45
15
30
* Regul. west ☾



F




5 at  2 56 Ditto.




124
124
124
124
124
124
 1
 5
12
 6
 9
13
 0
45
15
15
30
30
−21 15




Ditto.




123
123
123
123
123
123
39
44
51
45
48
52
45
30
 0
 0
15
15
* Antar. east ☾



F




7 at  2 31 Ditto.

123
123
123
53
52
54
45
15
45
−19  0

Six days.

123
123
123
34
33
35
45
15
45
* Regul. west ☾
F

7 at  2 58 Ditto.

124
124
124
 3
 3
 7
45
 0
15
−19  0

Ditto.

123
123
123
44
44
48
45
 0
15
* Antar. east ☾
F

Mean of fifty-four sets, uncorrected
123 55   0,1 Corrected 123 35  46,2 and taken.
°
From observations east of the moon alone 123 37 39,1
west of the moon alone 123 33  5,2
123 35 46,2 east.