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 2): General hypsometry of India, the Himalaya, and Western Tibet, with sections across the chains of the Karakorúm and Kuenlúen: comprising, in addition to messrs. de Schlagintweit's determinations, the data collected from books, maps, and private communications (Leipzig, 1862)

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METHOD OF OBSERVATION AND CALCULATION.

11. Calculation of latitude and longitude of Tok peak.

Elements given.

Latitude N. of Larimo....... 34 8 25 = X

Longitude E. Gr. of Larimo . ... 77 15 56 = L
Azimuth1 from Larimo to Tok peak 37 28 14 = A

Elements sought.

Latitude N. of Tok peak.....= X'

Longitude E. Gr. of Tok peak . . — U
Azimuth from Tok peak to Larimo — B

P. . . .

7

9953315

log cos A

9

•8996378

log dist.

4<

9637170

log \ X

2

8586863

Q ... • •

9

•9980165

log sec X

0

0821459

log tan A 9

8845182

log by L

2

8233669

log sin X

9

7491338

lOg by A

2-

5725007

R. . . .

2-

37987

log sin A

9

7841li

log dist.

4-

96372

log §2 X

9

70025 -

S . . . .

0-

38120

log cot A

0

11548

log 5.2 L

0

19693 -

T. . . .

0

06978

log 5.2 A

0

•26671

For values P, Q, R, S, &c. see table p. 88.

Results.

373-68 = — 0 6 13-68

0-50

5, X

o

= — 0

12

//
2

25

5.2 X

== —



0

50

AX

= — 0

12

2

75

X

= 34

8

25



X'

= 33

56

22

3 Deduced latitude of Tok

by L

= — 0

11

5

[peak.

84

52 L

= +



1

• 57

A L

= — 0

11

4

27

L

= 77

15

56



L'

= 77

4

51

7 Deduced longitude of Tok

by A

= — 0

6

13

[peak.

68

b2A

= —



1

85



= — 0

6

11

83

T.-\-A

217

28

14



B

= 217
= N.37

22
22

2-
2 ■

2

2 E. Deduced azimuth from

Tok peak to Larimo.

Tok peak is situated S. 37° 28' 14" W. of Larimo.