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3-XII. Off 9:48 a.m
No record
Temp 34° min 14.5°
On 9:50
Paper began to run off the drum at 2:44
a.m. and was one brief off when removed.
Clock 10 min 30 sec slow (R.C. count)
Less than ½ sec change in 13 days, as
compared with The museum chronometer
4-XII. Off 9:57:30 a.m.
No record
Thermometer removed}
On 9:59:06
to weather bureau station }
5-XII Off 10:56:06
No record
On 10:57:30
Wound + set clock at 12:07:12, with
chronometer by Mac Millan's count.
6-XII - Off 10:42:30 a.m.
No record
On 10:48:04 a.m. Temp 11° by Per-
mantherm from field equipment.
7-XII Off 10:27:30 am
No record
On 1:14 d.m. Temp 10.50
Second zinc gone betw 10:27+1:14 Put in
new zinc + first mark is 1:32 p.m.- but
third zinc corroded off at 3:34 p.m., leav-
ing only one cell in commission + mag-
et would not work on this. Fixed up
an Edison CuO cell with NH₄Cl & con-
nected it with the other. Worked all night,
beginning 10:18 a.m., 8 Dec-