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1917
2/1
1 January, 1917 Off 11:2:40 am No shocks
Motor stopped at 3:18:50 this morning-
Started it again at 9:33. Fire was out, the
lamp having gotten to smoking badly in
the night. After a while I turned the
lamp down so low that it went out.
He may have touched the machine in
some way. Started on again all night.
Perhaps the cold stopped it, but it was
10° at 9:33 & the motor has run at lower
temperatures.
Time marks OK.
On at 11:4:10 Temp 10° (Outside -18°)
Lighted stove. Temp 11:30a, 13°; 12:30, 15.5°; 3p. 18°
10:30 p.m. 24°
2 Jan. Off 10:38 No shocks
Some unimportant interruptions of
minute marks slow uniform sliding of
pendulum toward S.W.
from ca 4 to ca 5 p.m causing needle point
to diverge about 2 cm lucky and return quickly.
on 10:39:20 Temp 16.5° (Outside -12°)
3 Jan Off 10:17:30 No shocks
Disconnected on account of other
work and
On at 2:43:40 Temp 3° (Outside -16°)
Stove not burning since yesterday
evening in acct. errorting - lighted
again at 2:50 p.m. - Temp 3:30 10°
clock 9.5 sec fast by D.B. M. count
again of 3.5 sec. in 9 days - (7:48 p.m.)
He now reports the Bond chronom-