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