Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake Volume I Part 27

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1849 : b.o.o.by Island and Cape York : 10 : 2.5 : 3.4 : 2.5 : 0 38 19 W : - : s.e.xtant Rock, Evans Bay : 10 41 31 S : 2 measurements : -.

1848 : Cape York and Moreton Island : 10 : 38 : 23.4 : 6 : 10 49 10 E : - : Watering-place, North-west end of Island : 27 5 44 S : - : -.

1849 : Moreton Island and North Solitary Island : 10 : 7 : 4.2 : - : 0 1 7 E : - : Summit of Island : *29 56 8 S : *Captain King's s.e.xtant Sea horizon : -.

N.B. The distances in the Louisiade and New Guinea are calculated with the meridian distance of the s.e.xtant Rock, Cape York, a.s.sumed to be 8 degrees 40 minutes 50 seconds West of Sydney, to adapt them to the original delta of the North-east Coast of Australia.

1849 : Moreton Island and Number 1 Observation Reef Coral Haven : 10 : 21 : 41 : 20 : 0 4 29 W : - : Dry sand, West extremity of reef : 11 18 39 S : - : -.



1849 : Number 1 Observation Reef and Number 2 Observation Reef : 10 : 13 : 8.2 : 3.5 : 0 1 14 W : - : Dry sand, East extremity of reef : 11 21 30 S : - : -.

1849 : Number 2 Observation Reef and Green Island : 10 : 6 : 5.2 : 3 : 0 26 49 W : - : On Coral Islet, near Green Island (South side) : 11 8 36 S : - : -.

1849 : Number 2 Observation Reef and Green Island : 10 : 6 : 3.2 : 3 : 0 26 48 W : - : On Coral Islet, near Green Island (South side) : 11 8 36 S : Repeated : -.

1849 : Green Island and Duchateau Isles : 10 : 3 : 4.6 : 3 : 0 15 53 W : - : On the North-east extremity of Eastern Duchateau : 11 16 45 S : Repeated : -.

1849 : Green Island and *Middle Duchateau : 10 : 1 : 1.1 : 1 : 0 16 43 W : *1 8 34 E : Rattlesnake's Observation spot : *11 16 51 S : *By triangulation : -.

1849 : Middle Duchateau and Duperre sandbank : 10 : 3 : 1.9 : 3.5 : 0 19 54 W : - : On sandbank East of Duperre Isles : 11 10 48 S : - : AA.

1849 : Middle Duchateau and Lejeune Isle : 10 : 5 : 3.4 : 4 : 0 33 26 W : - : On North-west extreme of the Island : 11 10 38 S : - : AA.

1849 : Lejeune Island and Kosmann Island : 10 : 2 : 2 : 3 : 0 16 52 W : - : On middle of North side of Island : 11 4 20 S : - : AA.

1849 : Lejeune Island and East Sable Island : 10 : 2.9 : 2.8 : 3 : 0 25 47 W : - : Centre of Island : 11 10 6 S : - : AA.

1849 : Lejeune Island and West Barrier Island : 10 : 3 : 2.7 : 3 : 0 40 28 W : - : East end of Island : 11 5 36 S : - : AA.

1849 : Lejeune Island and West Dumoulin Island : 10 : 5 : 4.5 : 3 : 1 4 18 W : - : North-west end, on a detached rock : 10 54 20 S : - : AA.

1849 : Middle Duchateau and *Brumer Island : 10 : 14 : 15.6 : 4 : 2 1 13 W : *0 52 40 W : Rattlesnake's anchorage : 10 45 30 S : - : AA.

1849 : Brumer Island and *Dufaure Island : 10 : 17 : 5.0 : 2.5 : 0 35 20 W : *1 27 43 W : Rattlesnake's anchorage : 10 30 36 S : - : AA.

1849 : Brumer Island and Cape York : 10 : 43 : 17.9 : 4 : 7 48 19 W : - : s.e.xtant Rock, Evans Bay : 10 41 31 S : - : AA.

1849 : Cape York and Darnley Island : 10 : 12.5 : 7 : 2 : 1 13 39 E : - : East end of Treacherous Bay : *9 35 0 S : *From chart : -.

1849 : Cape York and Bramble Cay : 10 : 16 : 10.3 : 1.5 : 1 20 34 E : - : On the centre of the Cay : 9 8 38 S : - : -.

1850 : Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Round Island : 10 : 8 : 7 : 3 : 0 37 45 E : - : On board the Bramble, at anchor : 9 58 53 S : - : -.

1850 : Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Cape Rodney : 10 : 16 : 8.4 : 3 : 1 35 25 E : - : On board the Bramble, at anchor : 10 16 20 S : - : -.

1850 : Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Dufaure : 10 : 21 : 14.2 : 3 : 2 48 41 E : - : On board the Bramble, at anchor : - : - : -.

1850 : Redscar Bay and Bramble, off Brumer Island : 10 : 23 : 17.9 : 3 : 3 27 34 E : - : On board the Bramble, at anchor : - : - : -.

1850 : Redscar Bay and Middle Duchateau Island : 10 : 31.5 : 24.7 : 3 : 5 29 46 E : - : On centre of North side of Island : 11 16 51 S : - : -.

1850 : Middle Duchateau Island and Sydney : 8 : 28 : 41.3 : - : 1 7 30 W : - : Fort Macquarie : 33 51 33 S : - : -.

1850 : Sydney and Bay of Islands, New Zealand : 7 : 18.5 : 7.1 : - : 22 55 24 E : - : Kairaro Island Kororareka Bay : 35 16 0 S : - : -.

1850 : Bay of Islands and Falkland Island : 7 : 57 : 95 : - : 128 3 9 E : - : Near Chaplain's House, Stanley, East Falkland : 51 41 19 S : - : -.

The following is a summary of the results obtained from the Chronometric measurements of H.M.S. Rattlesnake and Bramble, giving a proportionate value to each, according to the number of T.K.'S employed.

COLUMN 1: SPOT OF OBSERVATION.

COLUMN 2: MEAN MERIDIAN DISTANCE FROM FORT MACQUARIE, SYDNEY.

COLUMN 3: EAST OR WEST.

COLUMN 4: LONGITUDE EAST OF GREENWICH, a.s.sUMING THE LONGITUDE OF FORT MACQUARIE TO BE 151 DEGREES 14 MINUTES 47 SECONDS EAST.

COLUMN 5: OBSERVED LAt.i.tUDE SOUTH.

COLUMN 6: INSTRUMENT USED TO OBSERVE LAt.i.tUDE.

COLUMN 7: INITIALS OF OBSERVERS OF LAt.i.tUDE.

O.S.: Captain Owen Stanley.

C.B.Y.: Lieutenant C.B. Yule.

J.D.: Lieutenant J. Dayman.

W.H.O.: Mr. Obree.

Parramatta Observatory : 0 13 13 : W : 151 1 34 : 33 48 50 : From Nautical Almanac : -.

Eden Jetty, Twofold Bay : 0 17 53 : W : 149 56 54 : 37 4 20 : Circle : O.S.

Gabo Island : 1 18 13 : W : 149 56 12 : None observed : - : -.

Lighthouse, Point Gellibrand, Port Phillip : 6 19 29 : W : 144 55 18 : 37 52 31 : Az. and Alt. : O.S.

Lighthouse, Kent's Group : 3 55 11 : W : 147 19 36 : 39 28 58 : s.e.xtant : C.B.Y.

Rossbank Observatory, Hobart : 3 52 39 : W : 147 22 8 : 42 52 10 : Circle and Az. Alt. : O.S.

Tahlee House, Port Stephens : 0 47 15 : E : 152 2 2 : 32 40 18 : - : Captain King.

North point of Lagoon Bay, Port Dalrymple : 4 24 56 : W : 146 49 51 : None observed : - : -.

North Solitary Island : 2 10 35 : E : 153 25 22 : 29 56 8 : s.e.xtant : C.B.Y.

Moreton Island watering-place, North-west end : 2 9 28 : E : 153 24 15 : 27 5 44 : Sea horizon Circle and Az. Alt. : O.S.

Observation spot, West side Facing Island, Port Curtis : 0 8 36 : E : 151 23 23 : 23 51 45 : Az. and Alt. and s.e.xtant : O.S., C.B.Y. and J.D.

Port Molle, near Sandy Bay, East side of harbour : 2 21 53 : W : 148 52 54 : 20 19 48 : Az. and Alt. : O.S.

Cape Upstart, Sandy Bay near Cape : 3 27 37 : W : 147 47 10 : 19 42 3 : Az. and Alt. : O.S.

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