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TABLE 4. Meridional Transits of Stars observed at Mount Cook Observatory, Wellington, New Zealand, and Inferred Error of the Transit Clock.

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Stars observed and (Number of Wires). Clamp. Clock Time of Transit over tb.o Moan Wire. Seconds of True Transit over the Meridian. Seconds of Stars assumed apparent. JB.A. Clock apparently Slow. Date. 1883. Dec. 3 . 3 „ 3 „ 3 „ 3 . 3 „ 3 „ 3 „ 3 . 3 „ 3 a Andromedse P Chamasleontis (7) S.P. /?Hydri(8) SPiscmm(8) e Pisciuin P Andromeda3 (7) ... 0Ccti ... ■q Piscium a Eridani (Achernar) P Arietis /? Centauri (3). ... S.P. E. E.W. W.E. E. E. W. W. w. w. w. w. H. M. S. 0 02 21-58 0 11 31-84 0 19 34-54 0 42 37-50 0 56 53-11 1 03 11-82 1 18 10-66 1 25 13-98 1 33 20-16 1 48 11-47 1 55 35-38 s. 21-25 31-63 35-04 37-24 52-85 12-31 11-15 14-44 21-03 11-93 34-73 s. 24-56 34-88 38-23 40-66 56-45 15-88 14-48 ' 17-84 24-55 15-37 37-98 s. 3-31 3-25 3-19 3-42 3-60 3-57 3-33 3-40 3-52 344 3-25 . 4 ■ 4 P Chamroleontis (8) S.P. j8Hydri(8) W.E. E.W. 0 11 31-17 0 19 34-30 31-32 34-47 . 35-00 38-14 3-68 3-67 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 „ 5 „ 5 „ 5 ■ 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 . 5 ■ 5 . 5 „ 5 „ 5 » 5 „ 5 ,; 5 ■ 5 „• 5 n 5 „ 5 „ 5 /?Hydri(l) c Piscium (7) 6> Ceti (8) ... .:. rj Piscium a Eridani (Achernar) (8) v Piscium (5) o Piscium P Arietis a Arietis (8) 67 Ceti (4) ... ' i 2 Ceti (2) a 2 Centauri (8) ... S.P. /Ceti Exchange of Time-signals wi P Orionis (Eigel) ... /3Tauri ... 8 Orionis ... a Columboe k Orionis a Orionis (7) . v Orionis ... ... t] Geminorum ... ... //, Geminorum (6) ... a Argus (Canopus) (8) o- Octantis (7) ... S.P. W. W. W. w. w. w. w. E. E. E. E. E. E. th Syd E. E. E. E. E. W. w. w. w. w. w. 0 19 31-84 0 56 52-22 1 18 10-28 1 25 13-73 1 33 20-07 1 35 20-92 1 39 13-39 1 48 11-67 2 00 3C23 2 11 09-61 2 21 57-53 2 31 39-19 2 37 15-27 34-30 52-67 10-78 14-16 21-09 21-37 13-83 11-38 35-93 09-41 57-29 39-75 15-04 38-05 56-43 14-46 17-83 24-50 24-82 17-33 15-36 39-61 13-03 00-88 42-24 18-75 3-75 3-76 3-68 3-67 3-41 3-45 3-50 3-98 3-68 3-62 3-59 2-49 3-71 aey. 5 08 55-77 5 18 55-89 5 26 02-84 5 35 25-09 5 42 13-31 5 48 50-64 6 00 54-36 6 07 50-06 6 15 53-73 6 21 20-17 6 30 31-59 55-57 55-54 02-61 24-91 13-12 51-02 54-74 ' 50-43 54-10 20-91 03-68 59-36 59-47 06-41 28-64 16-86 55-10 58-58 54-21 58-25 24-84 07-02 3-79 3-93 3-80 3-73 3-74 4-08 3-84 3-78 4-15 3-93 3-34 ,, 9 . 9 . 9 „ 9 „ 9 . 9 „ 9 . 9 „ 9 . 9 ■: I , 9 . 9 /8Hydri(8) pCatl ... 6 Piscium (8) € Piscium P Andromedae 0 Ceti ... rj Piscium a Eridani (Achernar) p Arietis P Centauri ... S.P. a Arietis 07 Ceti ... £2 Ceti ... a 3 Centauri ... S.P. W.E. E. E. E. E. W. w. w. w. w. w. w. E. E. 0 19 31-56 0 37 41-62 0 42 35-82 0 56 51-44 1 03 10-89 1 18 09-06 1 25 12-40 1 33 18-62 1 48 10-10 1 55 33-54 2 00 34-24 2 11 07-58 2 21 55-98 2 31 37-34 32-65 41-61 35-75 51-37 10-67 09-47 12-75 19-44 10-44 33-04 34-57 07-99 55-90 37-71 37-68 46-58 40-60 56-40 15-82 14-43 17-80 24-40 15-34 38-23 39-59 ' 13-01 00-87 42-38 5-03 4-97 4-85 5-03 5-15 4-96 5-05 4-96 4-90 5-19 5-02 5-02 4-97 4-67 • 14 . 14 . 14 » 14 „ 14 . 14 . 14 . 14 P Andromedoc (7) 0 Ceti ... t] Piscium '".". .■* " - ... a Eridani •(Achernar) (8) v Piscium (8) o Piscium P Arietis (8) a Arietis... E. E. E. E. E. E. W. W. 1 03 10-51 1 18 09-07 1 25 12-46 1 33 19-00 1 35 19-41 1 39 11-91 1 48 09-19 2 00 33-36 10-38 09-0t 12-39 18-66 19-35 11-85 09-80 33-98 15-76 14-38 17-75 24-26 24-75 17^27 15-30 39-55 5-38 5-37 5-36 5-60 5-40 5-42 5-50 5-57