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fez - - ;A .::;... the Cape Mercury " v;' A- . '. "ft'ancrof;thc moon from -the ;fun. or' a fixcdlliodiacal ftalv : AsT': have T;farevcral' : vc irr : pVi'L "; ": , ftance -of the moon from - the ftfn. or a fixed zodiacal . made to loft, in order tp find my longitude,. "I can;, from fuch- ep u pcc.v: " : r - :vcnt may always determine his. longitude- atfe by thU'mt..dtvuh ..i ; . " ;. - witcn the moon is above the Horizon, "and "not jefs than 40 degreei' di ftarit 'fi.ihfunr except hen : .:Prjiiclou ; 1 . : r v -rftkoningfov and :m6'ifc careful havt-- -::7T;::-;j-:-ators,;.can be furb he may not talUnto in the "'courIe76'logyvTriret6 be sillied this, metliod cf -. VVbjTerring- the longitude was more practiced by matters' of Ihips. and others that uie the icir.then it no'. ' Jretroom to'fiope, by future improvements of. the lunar tables and inftrirments, that it will .be carried to "a 3?cJG!gncro.egre.c..of DCfjepo. .rTiiererharlateV'bten-tublito-broH rr-. the-naotkaKlmanacaiyironomlcal ephemerls, hich arc cdntai ri etV t li e d iltan ca of the: moon "f ro m .. . ,rthefun rand fixcUftarslm-e alfo rrur.y othtr ufefurtablcs .md inftriidions, whicK.have rendered this method of obfervinthe longitude . , r at fca very pfain and cafy. Agreeable to yoiir reueft l here give you an example of an.obfervation . . : Calculated by the tables of. the aftronomical ephemeris as it wai obferved a little without the barvat;m"j; arrival here on the 22 cl of December laft; . ' 1 ;.: :- . " ' the '2 id of December 'laft; On board the Achtllci.- Manb i 1770. 1 ramv ore. ' ' JOHN WALKER': - U CALCyL"ATio&" .Z;;Q JlGdU'-pEy-'fnrx theJhfend'Dijlhce of the Moon and'Sun,en (hilt - f r ' .... , , t -: r ' - ?r - , " js Mil. Sc. The. obrcrvcd DIftancc fcr thi Sii and Mocn's 7 " ncarcft L1mb$r - 59.- -Ji-o- 7 he cbfwvcd AUitOiJe tr.eSan's lo'vcfl Linib, ;i : 43 : 03, 1 he obferved Altitude o thrMooD' iewefi; Liab, 19-r-i 5r:co 1': Da. Hon. Min. Se. T-nnjituJe in by.AtfCflton't at tlie Time cf oiifcf vjr; w" Lnmuuc irTat the Tirne of the Gtrtc.-tun,' 33 :4V . , Sun's JUccllDttioatf Tiine'cfObleivation, ty i'tH S. ') I'm" of OtferratloB 1? Grfcnnich. 1 , '-' sccnuir.i. g for LoiTpimue, by Account s Dec. !4 s J7 Weil iiwr.i tiiat ajeudjan, Time of Ob&fratfWV n WaK lift, : 12 : 50 .TrwfTiajcoftbcObirfuatioo. ciruO - " :, j pated ficro ti.e Sua'i AluuJc, J JDec.siS, 23 rcJm tie cl cr-jtl D'rUr.ct of the .c.vv cx.l Mscn$ Llnirs, tr,tU apparent Eijtance cf their Ce't rs, If alt'.ii'-gihe t(,mM&':ie$.it th Kun cv.l M:.cn, tvJ ts c'.e.ir the tfprtnt DijUr.cc of the Centers cftlc I'ffRtt Lief rctliin ana I'tralhiy i'Mr. Dut:L:r;iSsTallest as Jcltem. . . , .t . :j. Thf sr-arert Dlmce cf.tKe Sen anr' .ooal Center, ,li.r.n,ren AUituJe ti NJorr.'i Center, ' 1 : 2 : 7 D ffccrcecf the srf-rent A!iitcJc cf t!,c iJuoifid Mvon'i 7 , . . Ccnten, ' 1 Cncf!i'ti ttbt V.jfttTi Ah.iiJe, f;cmTiUe 1 4, 4 1 '1" "c .9 , TehiQu?!! of the Sun'i A;:itadc, , ... , 1 : V J f 5 1). uter.ee of i."c ute Ah.uce ti'ihe Sun and Mocn 1 Center j, it t t ?ah't SerfltJbsr.eter, Miu' l ten, AjaiCi.ted jut Altitude, Min. - Se. 16 : It t 5 Mian's cort eT Scni .l.ane'er, M-,. 1 H .t?m ! Par , '.. ec ; 7 -imiunic L);;Vertn;i; fiom Table :d, Hi. 7 ' . M '. i; It 1 l : 5 J,M.J Ca c.,cn nn).C;rcr.fc ef sp-a:eat Alutuir, ;.j ril Co S;n tf ij-pifcu i;:.n;e, i);ffctrcf t:tara2 Co 5 . - ,4 2.c:at:tbir..cDiefer. fr;n Tallc :d, fulir-ff, , Tre Kejl-irJf',- ' ' .' , . " . ' Ntm!f rT-rpcad;ij witli t Peri nder, . - . Iia:urat Co bbui cf tie Differ ce of ucc AlUuJe, J'' n. ;a 4 t 1 i 4 4 , .1 r 5 - 4 ) 5aitl
The Cape-Fear Mercury (Wilmington, N.C.)
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