A Voyage to Terra Australis/Volume 2/Appendix 1

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Book III, Chapter IX

A Voyage to Terra Australis, Volume 2 (1814)
by Matthew Flinders

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3893650A Voyage to Terra Australis, Volume 2 — Appendix I1814Matthew Flinders

APPENDIX.

No. I.

Account of the observations by which the Longitudes of places on the east and north coasts of Terra Australis have been settled.

In the Appendix to Vol. I. a statement was made of the circumstances under which the observations for settling the longitudes of places on the South Coast were taken; as also of the method used in the calculations, and the corrections applied more than what is usual in the common practice at sea. That statement is equally applicable to the following tables for the East and North Coasts, and the explanation of their different columns is the same; a reference therefore to the former Appendix will render unnecessary any further remark on these heads.

The first observations on the East Coast were taken at Port Jackson, and the results would naturally form the first table of this Appendix; but these observations being so intimately connected with those on the South Coast that the time keepers could not receive their final corrections without them, the Port-Jackson table became an indispensable conclusion to the former series; and it is thought unnecessary to repeat it in this place.

TABLE I. (Reference from page 31.)

Longitude of the Anchorage in Keppel Bay.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by survey.	E. Longitude of the anchorage.			Correction		Correct Longit. of the anchorage.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by survey.	E. Longitude of the anchorage.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Correct Longit. of the anchorage.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
			°	′	″	′ ″	°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1802 Aug. ʰ ′ 6 at 15 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor, Port Curtis. — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	26 28 38 34 33 27	45 30 45 30 30 45	−22 0 — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	4 6 16 12 11 5	45 30 45 30 30 45	−10 15 — — — — —	Two days. — — — — —	150 150 151 151 151 150	54 56 6 2 1 55	30 15 30 15 15 30	☉ W. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
8 at 18 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor, Keppel Bay. — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	6 2 11 8 5 4	15 45 15 30 0 30		151 151 151 151 151 151	6 2 11 8 5 4	15 45 15 30 0 30	− 6 30 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	150 150 151 151 150 150	59 56 4 2 58 58	45 15 45 0 30 0	Ditto. — — — — —	F — — — — —
20 at 11 15	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Under sail off Port Bowen. — — — —	150 150 150 150 150 150	45 52 51 44 54 58	15 0 30 45 45 45	+11 11 — — — — —	150 151 151 150 151 151	56 3 2 55 5 9	26 11 41 56 56 56	− 9 30 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	150 150 150 150 150 151	46 53 53 46 56 0	56 41 11 26 26 26	☉ E. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
21 at 9 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Entrance I. in Port Bowen. — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	8 8 3 1 10 10	45 30 45 30 15 15	+13 20 — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	22 21 17 14 23 23	5 50 5 50 35 35	−10 45 — — — — —	Two days. — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	11 11 6 4 12 12	20 5 20 5 50 50	Ditto. — — — — —	F — — — — —
	Mean of 24 sets, uncorrected						151	9	42,7	Corrected		151	0	27,7

Longitude of the anchorage by the two time keepers, from the uncorrected Port-Jackson rates, was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	150°	57′	43″ east.
But from the observations at Upper Head (in the following table), reduced by the survey to the anchorage, the longitude preferred to both the above is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	150	58	20 east.

TABLE II. (Reference from page 73.)

Longitude of Upper Head, in Broad Sound.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by survey.	East Longitude of Upper Head.			Correction		Correct Longit. of Upper Head.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by survey.	East Longitude of Upper Head.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Correct Longit. of Upper Head.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
			°	′	″	′ ″	°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1802 Sept. ʰ ′ 2 at 12 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor near Aken's I. Shoalwater Bay. — — —	150 150 150 150 150 150	35 37 25 33 35 25	0 0 45 45 45 30	−29 7 — — — — —	150 150 149 150 150 150	5 7 56 4 6 56	53 53 38 38 38 23	− 6 45 — — — — —	As on Sep. 4, there being no observ. at Greenwich since Aug. 22.	149 150 149 149 149 149	59 1 49 57 59 53	8 8 53 53 53 38	☉ W. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
— at 16 14	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — — — —	150 150 150 150 150 150	19 16 18 18 21 29	45 45 45 45 30 45	−29 7 — — — — —	149 149 149 149 149 150	50 47 49 49 52 0	38 38 38 38 23 38	− 6 45 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	149 149 149 149 149 149	43 40 42 42 45 53	53 53 53 53 58 53	— — — — — —	— — — — — —
4 at 17 0	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	On Pier Head, Thirsty Sound. — — — — — — — — — —	149 149 149 149 150 150 150 149 149 149 149 149 149	46 44 49 46 7 0 6 52 58 53 55 55 57	15 30 15 0 30 45 45 0 30 15 15 15 30	−13 15 — — — — — — — — — — — —	149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149	33 37 36 32 54 47 53 38 45 40 42 42 44	0 15 0 45 15 30 30 45 15 0 0 0 15	− 7 0 — — — — — — — — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — — — — — — — — —	149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 149	26 24 29 25 47 40 46 31 38 33 35 35 37	0 15 0 45 15 30 30 45 15 0 0 0 15	— — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — —
Longitude from ☉ west ☾, uncorrected							149	49	9,8	Corrected		149	42	17,1

TABLE II. (continued.)

Longitude of Upper Head, in Broad Sound.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longit. E. of Upper Head from Naut. Alm.			Correction		Correct Longit. of Upper Head.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longit. E. of Upper Head from Naut. Alm.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Correct Longit. of Upper Head.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
			°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1802 Sept. ʰ ′ 18 at 10 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At Upper Head. — — — —	150 149 149 149 150 150	6 54 54 57 8 20	15 45 30 45 0 15	−23 45 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	149 149 149 149 149 149	42 31 30 34 44 56	30 0 45 0 15 30	☉ E. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
— at 11 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — — — —	150 150 150 150 150 150	13 7 10 16 18 15	0 30 45 15 15 15	−24 15 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	149 149 149 149 149 149	49 42 46 52 54 51	15 45 15 30 0 0	— — — — — —	— — — — — —
21 at 10 0	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — — — — — — — — — — —	150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150	16 12 24 18 14 23 17 14 16 21 12 20 17	15 0 30 15 30 0 45 45 15 0 45 45 15	−19 45 — — — — — — — — — — — —	Two days. — — — — — — — — — — — —	149 149 150 149 149 150 149 149 149 150 149 150 149	56 52 4 58 54 3 58 55 56 1 53 1 57	30 15 45 30 45 15 0 0 30 15 0 0 30	— — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — —
Longit. from ☉ E. ☾, uncor.			150	13	16,2	Corrected		149	51	28,8
Longit. from ☉ W. ☾, uncor.			149	49	9,8			149	42	17,1
Means of fifty sets, of lunar distances.		uncor.	150	1	13,	Corrected		149	46	53,	and taken

TABLE III. (Reference from page 148.)

Longitude of Sweers' Island, Gulph of Carpentaria.

Appt. Greenwich time of observations.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by T.K. No. 520 (Up. Hd. rate.)	E. Longitude of Sweers' I.			Correction		Correct Longit. of Sweers' I.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of observations.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by T.K. No. 520 (Up. Hd. rate.)	E. Longitude of Sweers' I.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Correct Longit. of Sweers' I.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
			°	′	″	°′″	°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1802 Nov. ʰ ′ 1 at 18 24	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor under Good's I. — — — — — —	142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142 142	26 17 18 18 20 18 39 34 24	15 30 45 30 45 15 45 15 15	−2 24 46 — — — — — — — —	140 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 139	1 52 53 53 55 53 14 9 59	29 44 59 44 59 29 59 29 29	− 2 15 — — — — — — — —	As on Nov. 3, there being no obs. at Greenwich since Oct. 22. — — —	139 139 139 139 139 139 140 140 139	59 50 51 51 53 51 12 7 57	14 29 44 29 44 14 44 14 14	☉ W. ☾ — — — — — — — —	F — — — — — — — —
2 at 19 15	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Under sail in the Gulph — — — — — —	141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141 141	54 43 59 51 44 41 37 38 42	0 0 15 15 0 0 0 15 0	−2 5 9 — — — — — — — —	139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139	48 37 54 46 38 35 31 33 36	51 51 6 6 51 51 51 6 51	− 1 45 — — — — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — — — — —	139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139 139	47 36 52 44 37 34 30 31 35	6 6 21 21 6 6 6 21 6	Ditto. — — — — — — — —	— C — F — — — — —
14 at 11 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto, — — — — —	141 141 141 141 141 141	4 11 16 13 16 5	45 15 15 0 0 45	−0 44 48 — — — — —	140 140 140 140 140 140	19 26 31 28 31 20	57 27 27 12 12 57	−31 45 — — — — —	As on 14th, there being no obs. at Greenwich until Dec. 2.	139 139 139 139 139 139	48 54 59 56 59 49	12 42 42 27 27 12	☉ E. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
ʰ ′ 15 at 9 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Under sail in the Gulph.	140 140 140	37 38 32	0 15 0	−15 45 — —	140 140 140	21 22 16	15 30 15	−33 0 — —	As on Nov. 14, there being no obs. at Greenwich until Dec 2. — — — — — —	139	48 49 43	15 30 15	☉ E. ☾ — —	F — —
16 at 12 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor under Sweers' I. — — — — — —	140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140	14 13 11 10 3 7 16 23 23	30 30 0 0 30 45 30 45 15		140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140 140	14 13 11 10 3 7 16 23 28	30 30 0 0 30 45 30 45 15	−33 45 — — — — — — — —		139	40 39 37 36 29 34 42 50 49	45 45 15 15 45 0 45 0 30	Ditto. — — — — — — — —	F — — — — — — — —
December. ʰ ′ 3 at 20 0	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor under Bountiful I. — — —	139 140 139 139 139 139	42 2 52 59 56 48	45 30 0 45 15 0	−14 8 — — — — —	139 139 139 139 139 139	28 48 37 45 42 33	37 22 52 37 7 52	− 7 15 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	139	21 41 30 38 34 26	22 7 37 22 52 37	☉ W. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
Mean of forty-two sets, uncorrected							140	0	52,9	Corrected		139	44	52	and taken

From observations	west of the moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	139°	43′	59″,2
	east of the moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	139	46	2 ,3
		Mean	139	45	0 ,7	east.

TABLE IV. (Reference from p. 174.)

Longitude of Observation Island, Sir E. Pellew's Group.

Appt. Greenwich time of observations.

Place.

Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.

Reduction by survey.

East Longitude of the Island.

Correction

Correct Longit. of the Island.

Whence deduced.

Observer.

for errors of tables

Interv. of ☽'s error.

°

′

″

′ ″

°

′

″

′ ″

°

′

″

1802 December.
ʰ ′

14 at 11 45

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

At anchor near Cape Vanderlin.
—
—
—

137

55
54
49
41
40
37

45
0
15
45
0
30

− 9 25
—
—
—
—
—

137
137
137
137
137
137

46
44
39
32
30
28

20
35
50
20
35
5

−30 15
—
—
—
—
—

One day.
—
—
—
—
—

127
137
137
137
137
136

16
14
9
2
0
57

5
20
35
5
20
50

☉ E. ☾
—
—
—
—
—

F
—
—
—
—
—

Mean of six sets, uncorrected

137

36

57,5

Corrected

137

6

42,5

Longitude of the island by time keeper, No. 543.

On Dec. 15 at 18ʰ 33′ of Greenwich time, and using the error and rate of Sweers' Island, the longitude by this time keeper was . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	137°	3′	39″,7
Correction for variation in the rate, found at Observation I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	—	0	24 ,9
Corrected longitude, taken preferably to that above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	137	3	14 ,8	east.

TABLE V. (Reference from p. 191.)

Longitude of Finch's Island, in N.W. Bay—Groote Eylandt.

			°	′	″	°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1803 Jan. ʰ ′ 14 at 13 3	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	On the island. — — — —	136 136 136 136 136 137	56 55 54 58 53 0	0 45 15 45 45 45	136 136 136 136 136 137	56 55 54 58 53 0	0 45 15 45 45 45	−17 45 — — — — —	As on Jan 12, there being no obs. at Greenwich until the 29th.	136 136 136 136 136 136	38 38 36 41 36 43	15 0 30 0 0 0	☉ E. ☾ — — — — —	C — — — — —
15 at 13 3	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — — — — — — — — — —	136 136 136 136 136 137 136 136 136 136 136 136	42 40 42 41 37 38 39 42 43 45 42 41	45 45 30 0 30 0 15 0 45 45 45 30	136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136	42 40 42 41 37 38 39 42 43 45 42 41	45 45 30 0 30 0 15 0 45 45 45 30	−17 30 — — — — — — — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — — — — — — — —	136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136 136	25 23 25 23 20 20 21 24 26 28 25 24	15 15 0 30 0 30 45 30 15 15 15 0	Ditto. — — — — — — — — — — —	F — — — — — — — — — — —
Mean of eighteen sets, uncorrected						136	46	29	Corrected		136	28	54

Longitude of Finch's Island by the survey reduced back from Caledon Bay, and preferred to the above, is

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

136°

36′

53″ east

TABLE VI. (Reference from page 216.)

Longitude of the Tents in Caledon Bay.

Appt. Greenwich time of observation.

Place.

E. Longit. E. of Tents from Naut. Alm.

Correction

Correct. East Longit. of the Tents.

Whence deduced.

Observer.

for errors of tables

Interv. of ☽'s error.

°

′

″

′ ″

°

′

″

1803 Feb.

ʰ ′
4 at 0 15

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

At the tents: sextant on a stand.
—
—
—
—

136
136
136
136
136
136

56
53
49
52
54
50

45
0
45
0
30
0

−15 0
—
—
—
—
—

One day.
—
—
—
—
—

136
136
136
136
136
136

41
38
34
37
39
35

45
0
45
0
30
0

Aldeb. west ☾
—
—
—
—

F
—
—
—
—
—

4 at 2 0

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

Ditto.
—
—
—
—
—

136
136
136
136
136
136

49
48
49
43
49
50

30
30
45
30
15
0

−14 30
—
—
—
—
—

Ditto.
—
—
—
—
—

136
136
136
136
136
136

35
34
35
29
34
35

0
0
15
0
45
30

Regul. east ☾
—
—
—
—

F
—
—
—
—
—

Mean, uncorrected

136

50

32,5

Corrected

136

35

47,5

and taken.

From observations	west of moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	136°	37′	40″
	east of moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	136	33	55
		Mean	136	35	47,5	east.

TABLE VII. (Reference from page 259.)

Longitude of the anchorage in Coepang Bay, Timor.

Appt. Greenwich time of observation.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by T.K. No. 543.	East Longitude of the anchorage.			Correction		Correct Longit. of the anchorage.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of observation.		Place.	Longit. E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by T.K. No. 543.	East Longitude of the anchorage.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Correct Longit. of the anchorage.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
			°	′	″	°′″	°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1803 March. ʰ ′ 14 at 12 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Under sail. — — —	131 131 131 131	50 59 44 46	30 0 15 30	−8 8 39 — — —	123 123 123 123	41 50 35 37	51 21 36 51	−18 45 — — —	As on the 12th, there being no observation at Greenwich till the 29. — —	123 123 123 123	23 31 16 19	6 36 51 6	☉ E. ☾ — — —	F — — —
15 at 12 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — —	130 130 130 130	53 53 59 56	15 0 0 15	−7 12 36 — — —	123 123 123 123	40 40 46 43	39 24 24 39	−17 45 — — —		123 153 123 123	22 22 28 25	54 39 39 54	Ditto. — — —	C — — —
16 at 12 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — —	130 130 130 130	42 46 50 54	0 0 0 45	−7 4 51 — — —	123 123 123 123	37 41 45 49	9 9 9 54	−16 45 — — —	Ditto. — — —	123 123 123 123	20 24 28 33	24 24 24 9	Ditto. — — —	F — — —
27 at 16 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — —	126 126 126 126	2 6 3 5	45 0 30 0	−2 12 57 — — —	123 123 123 123	49 53 50 52	48 3 33 3	−13 45 — — —	One day. — — —	123 123 123 123	36 39 36 38	3 18 48 18	☉ W. ☾. — — —	C — — —
28 at 17 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — —	125 125 125 125	25 31 28 31	15 0 30 15	−1 34 48 — — —	123 123 123 123	50 56 53 56	27 12 42 27	−14 45 — — —	Two days. — — —	123 123 123 123	35 41 38 41	42 27 57 42	Ditto. — — —	F — — —
29 at 18 45	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — —	124 124 124 124	31 21 16 21	15 30 30 30	−0 34 42 — — —	123 123 123 123	56 46 41 46	33 48 48 48	−16 15 — — —	Ditto. — — —	123 123 123 123	40 30 25 30	18 33 33 33	Ditto. — — —	F — — —
April. 3 at 3ʰ 15′	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At anchor in the Bay. — — — —	124 124 124 124 124 124	6 13 17 16 12 11	15 45 30 45 30 30		124 124 124 124 124 124	6 13 17 16 12 11	15 45 30 45 30 30	−22 45 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	123 123 123 123 123 123	43 51 54 54 49 48	30 0 45 0 45 45	* Spic. V. east ☾ — — — —	F — — — — —

TABLE VII. continued.

Longitude of the anchorage in Coepang Bay, Timor.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.

Place.

E. Long. of the anchorage from Naut. Alm.

Correction

Cor. Longitude of the anchorage.

Whence deduced.

Observer.

for errors of tables

Interv. of ☽'s error.

°

′

″

′ ″

°

′

″

1803 April.

ʰ ′
4 at 0 45

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

At anchor in the Bay.
—
—
—
—

123
123
123
123
123
123

37
37
46
50
42
40

30
0
30
15
0
30

−23 30
—
—
—
—
—

One day.
—
—
—
—
—

123
123
123
123
123
123

14
13
23
26
18
17

0
30
0
45
30
0

* Pollux west ☾
—
—
—
—

F
—
—
—
—
—

5 at 2 25

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

Ditto.
—
—
—
—
—

124
124
124
124
123
124

8
10
7
3
59
2

0
15
15
0
30
45

−21 15
—
—
—
—
—

Ditto.
—
—
—
—
—

123
123
123
123
123
123

46
49
46
41
38
41

45
0
0
45
15
30

* Regul. west ☾
—
—
—
—

F
—
—
—
—
—

5 at 2 56

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

Ditto.
—
—
—
—
—

124
124
124
124
124
124

1
5
12
6
9
13

0
45
15
15
30
30

−21 15
—
—
—
—
—

Ditto.
—
—
—
—
—

123
123
123
123
123
123

39
44
51
45
48
52

45
30
0
0
15
15

* Antar. east ☾
—
—
—
—

F
—
—
—
—
—

7 at 2 31

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

Ditto.
—
—

123
123
123

53
52
54

45
15
45

−19 0
—
—

Six days.
—
—

123
123
123

34
33
35

45
15
45

* Regul. west ☾
—

F
—
—

7 at 2 58

\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}

Ditto.
—
—

124
124
124

3
3
7

45
0
15

−19 0
—
—

Ditto.
—
—

123
123
123

44
44
48

45
0
15

* Antar. east ☾
—

F
—
—

Mean of fifty-four sets, uncorrected

123

55

0,1

Corrected

123

35

46,2

and taken.

		°	′	″
From observations	east of the moon alone	123	37	39,1
	west of the moon alone	123	33	5,2
		123	35	46,2	east.

TABLE VIII. (Reference from page 330.)

Longitude of Wreck-Reef Bank, lying off the East Coast.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observation.		Place.	E. Longit. of the Bank from Naut. Alm.			Correction.		Cor. Long. of the Bank.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of the observation.		Place.	E. Longit. of the Bank from Naut. Alm.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Cor. Long. of the Bank.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
			°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
1803 Aug. ʰ ′ 27 at 17 0	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	The Bank.	155 155 155 155 155 155	38 43 42 41 37 35	45 45 0 30 30 15	−17 15 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155	21 26 24 24 20 18	30 30 45 15 15 0	☉ W. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
September 8 at 10ʰ 45′	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$		155 155 155 155 155 155	29 24 27 28 19 19	0 45 0 45 15 30	−10 45 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155	18 14 16 18 8 8	15 0 15 0 30 45	☉ E. ☾ — — — — —	F — — — — —
11 at 11 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$		155 155 155 155 155 155	43 40 41 38 32 27	0 30 45 15 45 45	−15 30 — — — — —	Two days. — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155	27 25 26 22 17 12	30 0 15 45 15 15	Ditto. — — — — —	F — — — — —
21 at 14 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$		155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155	39 44 51 55 57 57 53 52 51 51 47 45	15 45 45 45 30 30 30 15 30 0 45 45	−26 0 — — — — — — — — — — —	As on the 24th, there being no observ. at Greenwich between the 12th and 24th. — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155	13 18 25 29 31 31 27 26 25 25 21 19	15 45 45 45 30 30 30 15 30 0 45 45	☉ W. ☾ — — — — — — — — — — —	F — — — — — — — — — — —
1803 Sept. ʰ ′ 28 at 21 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	The Bank.	155 155 155 155 155 155	42 47 45 44 38 32	30 0 15 0 45 0	−11 45 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155	30 35 33 32 27 20	45 15 30 15 0 15	* Antar. west ☾ — — — —	F — — — — —
30 at 22 25	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$		155 155 155 155 155 155	31 12 16 14 17 14	0 30 15 30 15 45	−10 15 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155	20 2 6 4 7 4	45 15 0 15 0 30	* Altair. west ☾ — — — —	F — — — — —
October. ʰ ′ 5 at 9 30	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$		155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155	44 48 37 36 40 34 30 39 27 40 37 42	0 0 30 15 15 45 45 0 45 0 15 15	−17 45 — — — — — — — — — — —	Three days. — — — — — — — — — — —	155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 155	26 30 19 18 22 17 13 21 10 22 19 24	15 15 45 30 30 0 0 15 0 15 30 30	☉ E. ☾ — — — — — — — — — — —	F — — — — — — — — — — —
6 at 10 0	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$		155 155 155 155 155 155	29 20 17 20 23 26	15 0 15 15 45 45	−20 15 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	155 154 154 155 155 155	9 59 57 0 3 6	0 45 0 0 30 30	Ditto. — — — — —	F — — — — —
Mean of 60 sets, uncor.			155	36	10		Corr.	155	18	50,5	and taken

			°	′	″
From observations	west of the moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	155	21	50,5
	east of the moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	155	15	50,5
		Mean	155	18	50,5	east.

TABLE IX. (Reference from p. 417.)

Longitude of the Garden Prison, 1′ N.E. from Port Louis—Mauritius.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observation.		Place.	E. Longit. of the Prison from Nt. Alm.			Correction.		Corr. Longit. of the Prison.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
Appt. Greenwich time of the observation.		Place.	E. Longit. of the Prison from Nt. Alm.			for errors of tables	Interv. of ☽'s error.	Corr. Longit. of the Prison.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
1804 April			°	′	″	′ ″		°	′	″
20 at 5ʰ 30′ 5 52		In the Prison.	57 57	51 32	15 15	−16 45 —	Err. taken as obs. on 20	57 57	34 15	30 30	* Spic. Vir east of ☾ * Pollux west of ☾	C —
21 at 4 58	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — — —	57 57 58 57	42 43 5 56	15 15 30 45	−17 0 — — —	Ditto, there being no other until May 1. —	57 57 57 57	25 26 48 39	15 15 30 45	* Regul. west ☾ * Antar. east ☾	— — — —
June 15 at 2ʰ 51′	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — —	57 58 57	50 3 58	15 0 30	−23 45 — —	As obs. on 15. —	57 57 57	26 39 34	30 15 45	— — —	— — —
— 3 10	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — —	57 57 57	57 54 51	30 15 0	— — —	— — —	57 57 57	33 30 27	45 30 15	* Regul. west ☾ —	— — —
1805 March 12 at 5ʰ 16′	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — —	57 57 57	46 39 31	15 15 30	−17 30 — —	As obs. on the 12th. —	57 57 57	28 21 14	45 45 0	* Aldeb. west ☾ —	— — —
5 28	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — —	57 57 57	47 46 50	30 0 0	−17 15 — —	— — —	57 57 57	30 28 32	15 45 45	* Spic. Vir. east ☾ —	— — —
April. 20 at 17ʰ 32′	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — — — — —	57 57 57 57 57 57	53 53 55 54 53 53	15 15 0 0 45 0	−14 15 — — — — —	Three days. — — — — —	57 57 57 57 57 57	39 39 40 39 39 38	0 0 45 45 30 45	☉ east ☾ — — — — —	— — — — — —
May 5 at 23ʰ 36′	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	— — —	57 57 57	49 33 32	0 15 0	−20 0 — —	As obs. on the 5th. —	57 57 57	29 13 12	0 15 0	☉ west ☾ — —	— — —
Mean of 27 sets, uncor.			57	48	59,4		Corrected	57	30	42,2	and taken

			°	′	″
From observations	east of the moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	56	36	47
	west of the moon alone	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	57	23	6,2
		Mean	57	29	56,6	east.

TABLE X.

Variations of rate and errors in longitude, made by one or both of Earnshaw's time keepers, No. 543 and No. 520, during the circumnavigation of Terra Australia, and from Port Jackson to the island Mauritius.

Departure taken.				Rates of time keepers losing.			Variations of rate.			Errors in long. on arriving.						Daily part of supplemental errors.
Place.	Longit. East			No. 543	No. 520.	Mean.	During the passage.	Number of days.	Daily acceleration.	With rate before found.			With rate accelerated.			Daily part of supplemental errors.
	°	′	″	″	″	″
Port Jackson	151	11	49	8,63	19,52	14,075
Keppel Bay	150	58	20	As at Port Jackson			″		″	′	″		′	″		″
Broad Sound	149	46	53	9,62	21,41	15,515	1,44	27,7	0,052	7	14	E.	2	3,6	E.	4,46 E.
Sweers' I.	139	44	52		21,47	First rate	0,06	51,9	Not used.	2	50,2					3,28
—		—		14,74
(The time keepers were let down in this passage, and set going with the difference of time allowed.)
Observ. I.	137	3	14,8	14,93			0,19	16,4	0,0116	0	24,9			0
Connexion I.	136	24	50	Not ascertained.				10,		2	41					16,1
Bustard Isles	136	26	43	As at Observation I.
Caledon Bay	136	35	47,5	16,53			1,60	16,9	0,0947	4	35		0	59,5		3,52
Coepang Bay	123	35	46,2	16,73	33,99	25, 36	0,20	51,3	0,0039	3	22,2		2	3,7		2,41
Goose. I. Bay	123	9	37,6	19,63	34,07	26, 85	1,49	40,2	0,0371	19	52,4		12	11,6		18, 2
Port Jackson	151	11	49	First rates not known				19,9		5	42,5					17, 2
—		—			33,38	Latter rate
Wreck Reef	155	18	50,5		34,08	After shipwreck		26,	Not used	14	35,9	W.				33, 7 W.
—		—			34,13	Latter rate
Coepang Bay	123	35	46,2		36,74		2,61	36,2	0,0721	12	48	E.	0	40,		1, 1 E.
Port Louis	57	29	57		36,90		0,16	35,	Not used	10	43,5					18, 4

The irregularity of this table, compared with Table VII. of the Appendix to Vol. I., arises from its having been sometimes found advisable to make use of one time keeper in preference to both,—from some stations being fixed by the survey where no rates are found,—and latterly from No. 543 having stopped. In other respects, the explanation which follows the former table will generally apply here.

A Voyage to Terra Australis/Volume 2/Appendix 1

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