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Excerpt from New Method of Correcting Lunar Distances, and Improved Method of Finding the Error and Rate of a Chronometer by Equal Altitudes To correct this Greenwich time, take the difference between the two Prop. Logs. In the Almanac which stand against the two distances between which the true dis tance falls. With this difference and the interval of time just found, enter Table X. Of this Appendix, and take out the seconds, which are to be added to the approx imete Greenwich time when the Prop. Logs. Are decreasing, b'ut subtracted when the Prop. Logs. Are increasing. The result is the true Greenwich time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.