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..

North point of Lagoon Bay, Port Dalrymple :  4 24 56 :  W :  146 49 51 : 
None observed :  — :  -.

North Solitary Island :  2 10 35 :  E :  153 25 22 :  29 56 8 :  Sextant : 
C.B.Y.

Moreton Island watering-place, North-west end :  2 9 28 :  E :  153 24 15 :  27 5 44 :  Sea horizon Circle and Az.  Alt. :  O.S.

Observation spot, West side Facing Island, Port Curtis :  0 8 36 :  E :  151 23 23 :  23 51 45 :  Az. and Alt. and Sextant :  O.S., C.B.Y. and J.D.

Port Molle, near Sandy Bay, East side of harbour :  2 21 53 :  W :  148 52 54 :  20 19 48 :  Az. and Alt. :  O.S.

Cape Upstart, Sandy Bay near Cape :  3 27 37 :  W :  147 47 10 :  19 42 3 :  Az. and Alt. :  O.S.

Mound Islet, Rockingham Bay :  5 3 27 :  W :  146 11 20 :  17 55 25 :  Circle : O.S.

Fitzroy Island beach, West side :  5 13 27 :  W :  146 1 20 :  16 55 57 :  Circle :  O.S.

East Hope Island, beach on West side :  5 44 52 :  W :  145 29 55 :  15 43 45 : Circle :  O.S.

Lizard Island, sandy beach West side :  5 44 45 :  W :  145 30 2 :  14 39 56 : Circle :  O.S.

West Pipon Island, South-west side :  6 40 59 :  W :  144 33 48 :  14 7 9 :  Circle :  O.S.

C reef dry sand, off Restoration Island :  7 42 24 :  W :  143 32 23 :  12 34 50 :  Az.  Alt. :  W.H.O.

Sextant Rock, Evans Bay, Cape York :  8 41 33 :  W :  142 33 14 :  10 41 31 :  Az.  Alt. :  W.H.O.

Port Essington, Government House :  19 5 23 :  W :  132 9 24 :  11 22 2 :  Az.  Alt. :  W.H.O.

Booby Island :  9 19 51 :  W :  141 54 56 :  10 35 56 :  delta n :  -.

Bramble Cay :  7 21 23 :  W :  143 53 24 :  9 8 38 :  Az.  Alt. :  W.H.O.

Pariwara Island (North side) Redscar Bay :  5 9 25 :  W :  146 5 22 :  9 14 25 :  Az.  Alt. :  W.H.O.

Middle Duchateau Island :  1 7 50 :  E :  152 22 37 :  11 16 51 :  Circle :  O.S.

Number 1 Observation Reef, Coral Haven, Louisiade :  2 4 48 :  E :  153 19 35 :  11 18 39 :  Circle :  O.S.

Kairaro Island, Bay of Islands, New Zealand :  22 54 40 :  E :  174 9 27 :  35 16 0 :  Sextant. :  W.H.O.

Chaplain’s House, Stanley, East Falkland :  150 57 49 :  E :  57 47 24 :  51 41 19 :  Az.  Alt. :  W.H.O.

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APPENDIX 3.

OBSERVATIONS OF THE MEAN MAGNETIC INCLINATION, MADE ON SHORE IN THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S.  RATTLESNAKE, BY LIEUTENANT J. DAYMAN, R.N.

INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED:  ROBINSON’S 6-INCH INCLINOMETER; FOX’S DIPPING APPARATUS.

The following tables contain the absolute determinations of the magnetic inclination and declination made in the Voyage of H.M.S.  Rattlesnake on shore.  A very large series made almost daily at sea with Fox’s instrument and the Azimuth Compass require several corrections before they are fit for publication.

In degrees, minutes and seconds.

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