Schlagintweit, Hermann von; Schlagintweit, Adolf; Schlagintweit, Robert von: Results of a scientific mission to India and High Asia: undertaken between the years MDCCCLIV and MDCCCLVIII, by order of the court of directors of the hon. East India Company (Band 1): Astronomical determinations of latitudes and longitudes and magnetic observations: during a scientific mission to India and High Asia (Leipzig, 1861)

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above the Kajah's own palace, in a very fine garden, called Shekh Bagh. The geo-
graphical co-ordinates are referred to this building.

Geographical Co-ordinates.
Latitude North. Longitude East Green. Height.
34° 4' 36" 74° 48' 30" 5,144 feet.

Observations: 1856, October 24, 25, and 26.
Instruments: Theodolite 3, Troughton; Chron. 3; Barom. 6, Adie. Observers: Adolphe and Robert.

Latitude and Time.
First Series.

1856, October 24. Horizontal Circle. Vertical Circle.

Sun, Lower Limb.

a.m.

hms o i ll o i ll

1)

5

18

4

212

59

20

41

13

40

2)

5

20

38

213

47

20

41

25

10

3)

5

22

51

214

28

40

41

35

10

Sun, Upper Limb.

p.m.

O I II O I II

4)

7 44

59

261

5

40

40

43

55

5)

8 6

37

266

58

0

38

21

5

6)

8 11

29

268

39

20

37

47

30

I 635-4 millim. m „ ( 19-4 C.

.Barom. \ , lemp. oi Air \ ^ ,

( 25-016 inches. f 66-9 Fahr.

Calculated by Method I.
We use for the calculation the mean of the observations a.m. and p.m.

Mean of a.m.
Mean of p.m.

Time............................... 5h 20m 31s

Altitude, corrected for Semidiameter, Refraction, and Parallax 41° 39'- 7

Time...............................8h lm 2s

Altitude, corrected for Semidiameter, Refraction, and Parallax 38° 40' • 3
5 = — 11° 50'-3 8' = — 11° 52'-6

Latitude N...................................... 34° 3' 0"

Mean Noon (corrected for Equation of Time).................6h 40m 20s