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TABLE VI. (Reference from p. 237.) Longitude of Cattle Point, Port Jackson.

Appt. Greenwich time of the observations.		Place.	Longitude E. from Naut. Alm.			Reduction by two time keepers.	East Longitude of Cattle Point.			Correction		Correct Longit. of Cattle Point.			Whence deduced.	Observer.
										for errors of tables	Interv. of ☾'s error.
			°	′	″	°′″	°	′	″	′″		°	′	″
1802 April. ʰ   ′  26 at 12 34	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At 1st anchor. in Port Phillip. — — — —	144 144 144 144 144 144 144	45 37 46 41 43 44 41	45 45  0 30  0  0 45	+6 29 32 (From first rates found at Pt. Jackson.) — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151 151	15  7 15 11 12 13 11	17 17 32  2 32 32 17	−11 45 — — — — — —	8¾ days (April 25, to May 4.) — — — —	151 150 151 150 151 151 150	3 55  3 59  0  1 59	32 32 47 17 47 47 32	ʘ E. ☾ — — — — — —	F — — — — — —
27 at 16 28	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	At 2nd anchor. in Port Phillip. — —	144 144 144 144 145	53 56 54 56  3	30 30 45 45  0	+6 23  2 (From ditto.) — — —	151 151 151 151 151	16 19 17 19 26	32 32 47 47  2	−11 15 — — — —	Ditto. — — — —	151 151 151 151 151	5  8  6  8 14	17 17 32 32 47	Ditto. — — — —	F — — — —
May ʰ′  24 at 14 15	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	On Cattle Point. — —	151 151 151 151	18 21 17 21	45 45 15  0		151 151 151 151	18 21 17 21	45 45 15  0	−11  0 — — —	Two days. — — —	151 151 151 151	7 10  6 10	45 45 15  0	Ditto. — — —	F — — —
27 at 16 28	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	11 12  8 15 10 10	15 30 45  0  0  0		151 151 151 151 151 151	11 12  8 15 10 10	15 30 45  0  0  0	− 3 15 — — — — —	One day. — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	8  9  5 11  6  6	0 15 30 45 45 45	Ditto — — — — —	F — — — — —
July ʰ′  8 at 16 15	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — —	151 151 151 151	47 42 39 30	0  0 45 30		151 151 151 151	47 42 39 30	0  0 45 30	−12  0 — — —	8¼ days, (July 4th to 12th.) —	151 151 151 151	35 30 27 18	0  0 45 30	ʘ W. ☾. — — —	F — — —
9 at 16  0	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Ditto. — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	30 31 31 29 29 26	30 30 45 30 45 30		151 151 151 151 151 151	30 31 31 29 29 26	30 30 45 30 45 30	−10 45 — — — — —	Ditto. — — — — —	151 151 151 151 151 151	19 20 21 18 19 15	45 45  0 45  0 45	Ditto — — — — —	F — — — — —
Mean of forty-four sets: uncorrected							151	21	14,9	Corrected		151	11	49,	and taken
From observations			east of the moon alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					151°	5′	55,6″	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Mean	151°	11′	49″	east.
			west of the moon alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .					151	17	42,4