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15. The number of transits observed during the past year was 367, and the inclination of the axis was determined 124 times. The mean daily rates during ten-days periods in 1889 are exhibited in the following table, where-means gaining and + losing rate. The rates are represented by the follow- ing formula:-
R1 = +009-000197-00000018t2-0063 (7-70°).
where t is counted from the 3rd July 1889. The observed rate minus the computed rate is exhibited under the heading R. – R
-
Period.
TABLE II.
Rate of Sidereal Standard Clock in 1889,
Rate.
Temp.
R.-R..
December 30- 9,
January
+0.59
66°.0
9-19,
+0.51
65. 8
-0°.05
-0. 13
**
19-29,
+0.71
64. 9
ود
29- 8,
+0.69
64. 1
-
+0.03
-0.03
February
8-18,
+0.81
64.9
+0.16
*
18-28,
+0.60
66. 5
+0.06
"
28-10,
+0.53
66. 9
+0.04
March
10-20,
+0.42
66. 7
-0.07
59
20-30,
+0.40
66. 0
-0.12
30- 9,
+0.36
66. 5
0.11
April
9-19,
+0.14
70.9
-0.04
97
19-29,
+0.15
71. 4
+ 0.02
99
29- 9,
-0.14
77.0
+0.11
May
9-19,
-0.39
81. 1
+0.14
19-29,
-0.35
77.5
-0.03
29- 8,
-0.62
81. 4
-
0.03
June
8-18,
-0.74
81. 6
-0.13
99
18-28,
-0.77
83. 7
-0.02
28- 8,
-0.77
85.0
+0.08
July
8-18,
-0.78
85. 8
+0.14
37
18-28,
-0.82
84. 2
+0.02
""
28- 7,
-0.75
82. 3
0.00
August
7-17,
-0.80
81.6
-0.08
""
17-27,
-0.90
83. 1
-0.07
"3
27- 6,
-0.83
83. 1
+0.02
September 6-16,
-0.81
81. 3
-0.06
99
16-26,
-0.80
80. 6
-0.07
>>
26- 6,
-0.87
81. 8
0.03
October
6-16,
-0.90
82.0
-0.02
"
16-26,
-0.89
80. 1
-0.11
26- 5,
-0.78
75. 6
-0.27
November 5-15,
-0.48
70. 7
-0.25
35
15-25,
19
25- 5,
-0.32
70. 2
-0.09
-0.28
69. 0
-0.10
December 5-15,
-0.08
66. 7
-0.02
15-25,
""
15
25- 4,
-0.02
66. 7
+0.07
+0.04
66. 4
+0.14
16. As stated in the time-ball notice published in the Government Gazette on the 10th January, 1885, the ball is not dropped on Sundays and on Government Holidays. The ball was dropped every working day during the past year except on the 28th February, when it failed to drop owing to the spring in the lock not being tight enough, on the 3rd of May, when it failed owing to a broken wire in the reversing galvanometer, on the 11th November, when in failed owing to the discharging battery working badly, and on the 20th December, when it failed owing to the spring in the lock not being tight enough. On the 29th and 30th May and on the 17th June the ball was not hoisted on account of thunderstorms, and on the 16th October owing to the absence of all the native assistants on account of bad weather.-On July 23rd the ball was not hoisted owing to the failure of one of the switches.- On the 13th June the ball could not be hoisted as it jammed against the mast and from the 21st to the 29th October it was under repair because the top of the ball was torn by the mast being out of shape, which was apparently due to the constant action of more or less strong monsoon.-New switches have been procured, new batteries have been ordered and it is intended to procure a new reversing galvano- meter, as the old one requires to have all the covered wires renewed.
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