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14. The following table shows the spectroscopic raiuband as observed daily at about 10 a. mean value for the year was 2.4. :-
The
Table II. Rainband in 1894.
Date.
Jan. Feb. March.
Apr.
May. June. July.
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Νοτ.
Dec.
1,
1+
1+
2
2.
2,
1+
1+
2+
N N
3,
4,
5,
6,
INGIN N
2
19
2+
2-
2
00 1
2+
3
2
7.
1
8,
1
MIN N
3-
2+
+1
20 00 00
co
2 2 2
2+
+1
5
+
2
3+
4.
N N N N N N
3+
♡o co
Co
3
2+
2+
+4
}
9,
O
0+ 2+ 3.
-
3
10,
1
3-
3.
2+
11,
1 +
2+
ם
2-
3-
12,
1
2-
1+
2 +
2 2 ∞ ∞
2+
Co
10 ය
+ 1 + T
2+
4-
3
3-
-
3.
3
2+
3
3-
3
3+
3
3
3.
2+
3+
2+
3
2+
45
GD
co 03
1
cr co
3+
1+
2
3
1
3
3
•
LO
H
2+
3-
2+
10
2+
5-
3
LO
10
2+
3
Co
5
1
TRENN
1
1
5
3-
3
3-
L
CA
3
3
5
co
3
13,
2
1+
2
2+
3-
3
14,
1+
3
2+
3-
2+
♡
Co
3-
3
3+
2+
15,
2+
2
2
16,
22.
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
3
3
2
2+
2
3
N 2
Q
2
~ 2 2~
3-
3
2+
2
2+
3
**
NG N
IN 10 N
19 10 10
2
2+
2+
2+
5
10
10
5
to 00
3
3+
oo co
Co
3
N N
N N
3
3
Co
3
3
Co
2+
00 60
3
3
~ 2 2
2
5
3-
3
www.
10
3+
CO
co co
3
5
3
N
2+
3
w
2+
3+
1 2 2 2 2 2
1
3
1
1.
4
3
1-
0+
1+
0
2
1-
2
1+
1
2-
2
2-
1+
1-
2-
2-
0
-
2+
23,
24,
25,
-
2+
2+
A
GO
2+
2+
Co
2+
26,
2+
27,
2
2
~ 2 00
2
Co
3
Co
2+
3
co
Co
ि
2+
2
نا
Ø
A
2+
3
NA
2
3
2.
2+
2-
3.
3
3
28,
2
I-
21 2
2+
2+
1 +
3
3
5
1+
+ 1 +
ONNA N
22 N
2.
ප
0
1-
0+
1
2+
2
3
3
4
―
3
2
3
--
2+
4
00 00 00
3
2.
1
N N
2
1+
2
2+
3 #
2-
2-
ลง ล
2
3-
2
2+
29,
30,
2+
3
1+
24-
2+
*
3
1+
2
2+
2
2+
2+
3
3
31,
3
2
3-
ch
3
2+ 2+
1 +
2.
2-
2-
2
Mean,......... 1.8 2.0
2.2
2.4
2.8
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.1
2,3
1.2
1.4
15. The tide-tables for the port of Hongkong for 1895 have been obtained by Mr. E. ROBERTS by aid of his tide-predicting machine from the hourly readings for the three years 1887, 1888 and 1889.
16. The number of transits observed by Mr. PLUMMER in 1894 was 660, the inclination of the axis was determined 288 times, and circumpolar stars for determination of azimuth and collimation crrors were observed 13 times. The following miscellaneous observations have been made : —
Moon Sun
.21 observations.
.82
>>
Moon Culminating Stars ........ 13
17
the remainder (529) being for time determination. Each limb of the sun has been counted separately. The azimuth of the meridian mark above Wanchai, which I constructed in 1884, has been determined 8 times by Mr. PLUMMER, but it is not yet ascertained how much or to which side it deviates from the meridian, as that depends upon the weight attributed to individual measures, and the unweighted mean result is below the probable error. The rates of the standard clocks are exhibited in the following table. They are compared with the rates calculated from formule exhibited at the head of the tables. On September 10 at 10.30 a. the cord of the sidereal standard clock snapped while being wound up.
The clock was kept going with a shortened cord until September 17 at 5 p. when it was stopped to admit of an alteration being made in the stopping gear. On this occasion all the pivots were oiled. The acceleration in the rate which took place in the earlier months, probably owing to dryness of the pivots, is not observable after the oiling of the pivots on September 17.
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