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Bounty Logbook Aug 17, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Sunday 17th. August 1788 Observations
16 E½SWBS Fresh Gales and fair Wr. with Squalls of small Rain at times. Much Sea from the Westward.
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East

West
Observations since 10th Instant reduced to this day at 3h..10′..54″
Mo DayLongd by T:KeeperLongitude ObservedCorrections to be AppliedTrue Longitude
Aug 11th111°..45′..16″112°..34′..00″+ 21°..52′..46″134°..26′..46″
111..51..15133..44..01
112..11..00134..13..36
12th115..12..57116..24..33+ 18..24..55134..49..28
114..55..48133..20..43
115..49..33134..14..28
17133..37..52134..55..51134..55..51
134..36..51134..36..51
134..46..58134..46..58
134..14..06134..14..06
Mean Longd134..19..18
133..37..52
T:Keeper less than Obsn— ..41..26
364 At 3h:10′:54″ Latd. 43°..58 So
Longd. T:K = 133°..37′..52″ E
Varian. pr. Azimhs same time
A Compass 0..24 E
 Do. Turned 0..27
B Compass 0..18
 Do. Turned 2..17
 Mean   0..51
Antares West of ☽ nearest
Limbs & farthest observed at
11h..15′ reduced to the same time
Ramsden B  = 134°:55′:51″ Nearest
 Do. . . .  Do = 134:36:51 Farthest
Troughton H = 134: 46: 58 Nearest
 Do. . . .  Do = 134:38:26 Et
T:K less than Obs 1:11:34 
464""49°
562WBS
662
77
87""48°
962
1062
1164WBN
1264""48°Open Cloudy Wr. and the Moon at the full I had just time to get a set of Observations from Antares to the West from both Limbs.
166E½NWNW
274
374
474WBN48¾°
572
67""Set Fore T:Mast Steering Sail. Served Portable Soup Gruel for Breakfast, & dinner as usual
774
87449¾°Mustered all hands & saw them clean. Issued Sweet Wort and Performed Divine Service.
974
1076 At 22h:21′ Latd 43°:54′ So
Longd. T:K = 136:39 Et
117
12751¼°Thick Rainy Wr. with Intervals of Sun shine & a fresh Gale and long Sea from the Westward. Very few Birds.
165Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
32°..52′
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21013
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
E2°N16543°..54′So43°..57′So139°..18′Et136°..56′E137°..37′Et

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