Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 53 Seismograph, 1916-1917
Page 11
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7 dark (green) minimum thermometer on the southwest partition wall 5 ft above the ground (floor) Temperature of room is moderated by burning a round-flame kerosene lamp in one corner. 2. XI. Off at 10:5:30 no cord. Temp: 31° min 30° On at 10:7:19 a.m. Magnet failed to work perfectly on last few hours of old steel, but started all right on new. 21. X 3:25 p.m clock 61 sec. slow of Bond chronometer 28 X 4:23 p. 149 sec. slow, lost 788 seconds in 7 days = 12 4/7 sec per day. Shortened pendulum two turns. 2 thumbscrew and at 4:28 p. it was exactly 5 min slow of chronom. 4. XI 6:48 p. 245 sec. slow. Gain 1 55/ sec. in 7 days = 7 6/7 sec per day. Lengthened pend. 4/5 turns + started again 6 min 42 sec = 402 sec slow at 8 p. m. (7. XI. 10:37 - 7 min 38 sec slow) (Cm. on p. 11)