Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. eBook

John MacGillivray
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 363 pages of information about Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850..

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. eBook

John MacGillivray
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 363 pages of information about Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850..

1849 :  Cape York and Darnley Island :  10 :  12.5 :  7 :  2 :  1 13 39 E :  — :  East end of Treacherous Bay :  9 35 0 S :  From chart :  -.

1849 :  Cape York and Bramble Cay :  10 :  16 :  10.3 :  1.5 :  1 20 34 E :  — :  On the centre of the Cay :  9 8 38 S :  — :  -.

1850 :  Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Round Island :  10 :  8 :  7 :  3 :  0 37 45 E :  — :  On board the Bramble, at anchor :  9 58 53 S :  — :  -.

1850 :  Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Cape Rodney :  10 :  16 :  8.4 :  3 :  1 35 25 E :  — :  On board the Bramble, at anchor :  10 16 20 S :  — :  -.

1850 :  Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Dufaure :  10 :  21 :  14.2 :  3 :  2 48 41 E :  — :  On board the Bramble, at anchor :  — :  — :  -.

1850 :  Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Brumer Island :  10 :  23 :  17.9 :  3 :  3 27 34 E :  — :  On board the Bramble, at anchor :  — :  — :  -.

1850 :  Redscar Bay and Middle Duchateau Island :  10 :  31.5 :  24.7 :  3 :  5 29 46 E :  — :  On centre of North side of Island :  11 16 51 S :  — :  -.

1850 :  Middle Duchateau Island and Sydney :  8 :  28 :  41.3 :  — :  1 7 30 W : — :  Fort Macquarie :  33 51 33 S :  — :  -.

1850 :  Sydney and Bay of Islands, New Zealand :  7 :  18.5 :  7.1 :  — :  22 55 24 E :  — :  Kairaro Island Kororareka Bay :  35 16 0 S :  — :  -.

1850 :  Bay of Islands and Falkland Island :  7 :  57 :  95 :  — :  128 3 9 E :  - :  Near Chaplain’s House, Stanley, East Falkland :  51 41 19 S :  — :  -.

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The following is a summary of the results obtained from the Chronometric measurements of H.M.S.  Rattlesnake and Bramble, giving a proportionate value to each, according to the number of T.K.’S employed.

COLUMN 1:  SPOT OF OBSERVATION. 
COLUMN 2:  MEAN MERIDIAN DISTANCE FROM FORT MACQUARIE, SYDNEY. 
COLUMN 3:  EAST OR WEST.
COLUMN 4:  LONGITUDE EAST OF GREENWICH, ASSUMING THE LONGITUDE OF FORT
          MACQUARIE TO BE 151 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST.
COLUMN 5:  OBSERVED LATITUDE SOUTH. 
COLUMN 6:  INSTRUMENT USED TO OBSERVE LATITUDE. 
COLUMN 7:  INITIALS OF OBSERVERS OF LATITUDE.

O.S.:  Captain Owen Stanley. 
C.B.Y.:  Lieutenant C.B.  Yule. 
J.D.:  Lieutenant J. Dayman. 
W.H.O.:  Mr. Obree.

Parramatta Observatory :  0 13 13 :  W :  151 1 34 :  33 48 50 :  From
Nautical Almanac :  -.

Eden Jetty, Twofold Bay :  0 17 53 :  W :  149 56 54 :  37 4 20 :  Circle :  O.S.

Gabo Island :  1 18 13 :  W :  149 56 12 :  None observed :  — :  -.

Lighthouse, Point Gellibrand, Port Phillip :  6 19 29 :  W :  144 55 18 :  37 52 31 :  Az. and Alt. :  O.S.

Lighthouse, Kent’s Group :  3 55 11 :  W :  147 19 36 :  39 28 58 :  Sextant : 
C.B.Y.

Rossbank Observatory, Hobart :  3 52 39 :  W :  147 22 8 :  42 52 10 :  Circle and Az.  Alt. :  O.S.

Tahlee House, Port Stephens :  0 47 15 :  E :  152 2 2 :  32 40 18 :  — : 
Captain King.

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