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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 29TH JANUARY, 1887.
Rate of Chronometer
Rate of Chronometer Dent No.
Dent No.
Period.
Tempe- rature.
Tempe-
Period.
rature.
39946
40912 40917
39946
409T2 40917
1886.
1886.
January
4-9,...+3.40
-3.70
35.02
61°
July
5-10,...+6.60 -3'.20
¡- 3'.10
81°
"
11-16,... 1.42 4.16
3.02
63
29
12-17,... 7.76
3:38
2.94
81
18-23,..
3.78
3.96
2.64
63
19-24,. 7.96
3.52
3.20
81
""
"
25-30,..
3.50
5.24 3.36
60
""
26-31,.
6.74
2.88
3.16
82
February
1- 6,...
2.48
4.12
3.90
54
August
2-7,... 8.12
3.68
3.32
8-13,..
4.76
4.72
3.52
56
31
"
9-14,.. 7.78
2.98
3.62
??
15-20,...
5.02
4.10
3.52
56
"
16-21,... 7.94 2.96
3.48.
22-27,...
3.22
4.80
3.12
57
39
23-28... 7.84 3.78
3.56
March
1- 6,...
5.34
3.30
4.14
62
"
80- 4,...
7.78
3.58
8.7281
8-13,...
5.04
4.62
4.02
62
September 6-11,...
5.06
4.64
4.78
15-20,... 5.90 4.00
3.66
66
13-18,.
3.02 3.80
3.58
"
39
22-27,
5.08
4.22
3.68
65
وو
33
20-25,...
2.02
3.76 2.14
""
29- 3,...
7.90
4.68
3.64
66
27- 2,...
0.54
**
April
5-10,
7.04
3.04
2.82
71
October
4- 9,...
""
12-17,... 7.10
3.28
2.78
71
11-16,..
19
'19-24,...
3.72
3.68
2.70
69
18-23,..
12
·26- 1,...
3.64
3.88
2.38
69
25-30,..
99
"
May
38,...
8.60
54.32
2.32
72
November
1- 6,..
10-15,
7.40
4.20
2.28
75
8-13,.
1.26
""
"
17-22,
5.62
3.18
2.00
80
15-20,..
"
24-29,...
8.40
3.68
2.14
79
19
""
31- 5,...
5.58
3.60
2.22
79
"
June
7-12,
5.12
2.98
2.56
80
December
"
14-19,
5.76 3.54
2.56
78
""
21-26,
7.92
3.82
2.86
82
"
"
28- 3,...
8.24
3.54
2.84
83
"
4.18 6.02 $4.00 2.38 5.40 3.50 2.68 4.86 3.58 2.78 7.82 3.70 8..32 1.92 3.60 3.60 4.90. 3.00 3.14 4.94 2.78 22-27, 5.64 5.36 3.18 29-4,... 6.36 5.02 3.18 6-11,... 8.20 5.34 8.62 13-18,... 3.56 5.34 3.92 20-25,... 4.46 5.34 4.06. 27- 1,... 6.92 7.00
4.08
8.20
78
78
78
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79
80
81
79
78
72
72
70
69
67
63
61
61
61
*
Between the 8th June,
+0.45. In 1885, it was: same date of 1884, the mean
in 1886: - 3.27.
1883, and the same date of 1884, the mean daily rate of Dent 40912 was: -18.88, and in 1886: -4.06. Between the Sth June, 1883, and the daily rate of Dent 40917 was: -1.73. In 1885, it was: -1.52, and
The following table exhibits the errors of the one o'clock signals in 1886, for every day on which the ball was dropped. Whenever the error was less than 0.15, 0.1 has been entered without sign: -
ERRORS OF TIME BALL IN 1886. —means too late, + means too early.
Date.
4
Jan.
Feb. March. April.
May.
June.
July.
Aug. Sept:
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
123
-1.90
+0.*5 +0.3
0."1
0.1
+0.2
-0.4
- 1.0
+0.7
+0.5
0.1
-0.4
+0.9
+0.8
+0.2 +0.2
+0.3 +0.4
-0.2 -0.2
0.'1
0."1
---0."3
***
0.1 -0.2
0.1-
+0.83 -0.3
***
0.1
0.1 -0.2
0.1
+0.3 +0.2
...
+0.4
-0.2 +0.2
+1.3 +0.2 +0.2
..0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
+0.6
0. 1
0.1
+1.0
+0.4
+0.9 +0.4
0.1
0.1 +0.2
0.1
0.1.
7
0.1
0.1
+0.6 +0.4
+0.2
0.1
+0.2
0. L
0.1
0. 1
+0.4
+0.4
+0.8 +0.6
+0.2
0.1
+0.3
-0.2
0.1
0, 1
+0.6
+0.6
0. 1
+0.3
+0.2
0.1
0.-1
-0.4
10
0.1
0.1
+0.8
+1.2
0.1
0.1 +0.3
0.
0.1
11
0.1
0.1
0.1
+1.4 +0,2
+0.4
0.1
0.1
-0.4
12 +0.2
0. I
+0.2
+0.2 +1.6 +0.3
0.1
+0.5
+0.2
0.1
13
+0.2
0.1
14
+0.2
+0.13 +0.2 +0.5 +0.3 +0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.3
+0.2
0.1
0.1
+0.2
0.1
·0, 4
+0.3
0.1
15
0.1
16
0.1
17
+0.2 +0.2
+0.2 +0.5 +0.4 +0.6 +0.5 0.1 +0.6 18 +0.2 +0.4 +0.4
+0.4 +0.5 +0.3
-0.6*
+0.3
0.
1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
+0.4
0.1
0,1
+0.7
0. 1
0.1
0. ↑
-0.3
0.1
-0.2
+0.2
0.1
19 +0.3 +0.4
20 +0.4 +0.4
+0.7 +0.7 0.1 +0.8
+0.3
-0.3
+0.2
-0.2
0.1 -0.5
0.1
***
0.1
0.1
0.1
+0.5.
-0.3
-0.2
0.1.
21 +0.5
+0.9
0.1
0.1 +0.2
0.1
+0.7
0.1
0.1
22 +0.5 +0.6
0.1
+1.0
0.1
+0.2
0.1
24
...
23 +0.5 +0.7 +0.2
+0.
0.1
0.1
-0.3
0.1
+0.3
0.1
0. I
0. 1
+0.2
-0.4
0. I
+0.3 +1.1
0.1
+0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1'
-0.6
25 +0.3 +0.8
+0.4
0.1
+0.6
0.1
0.1'
+0.4
+0.4
26 +0.5
0.1
+0.5
0.1 +0.7
0.1
0.1
+0.6
0.1
27
+0.7
0.1
+0.5
0.1
0. 1
+0.2
0.1
0.1 +0.8
0.1
28
+0.9
0.1 +0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
0.1
29
+1. I
+0.7
0.1 +0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.4 -0.2
0. 1
0.1
30
0.1
+0.8
0.1
+0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
-0.4
-0.2
0. 1
31
:.
+0.9
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
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