The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-03-27
Prom The American Jozrnai Of Science and Arts, fr Feb
The Transit of Venus, Dec. s, 1874.

The following notices present a summary OF the
stations at which successful observations Of the
Transit were made so far as information has Yet
been received. The stations are arranged in the
order Of latitude:
N The NORTHERN HEMISPHERE.
l. TschIfa. Lat. So o. N, long. IN. Sam. E.
Russian station. Contacts observed and four
series Of measures with heliometer.
2. NertchinSk. Lat. 81 . I8'N., long. III 5sm.
E. Russian station. Three contacts observed,
and two diameters and twenty distances Of the
planet measured with beliometer.
8. Kiecbta. Lat. 500 90, long. 7h. 6m. E.
Russian station. Eight photographs taken
4. Ha6crorto. Lat. 4se 16', long. Oh. Sam.
E. Russian station. First two contacts and
some chords observed.
5. JaxsV. Lat. AZ . s., long. III. SON. E. Ger
man station. Last external contact observed.
6. WIoditrosfok. Las. 43o Z, long. Oh. AIM.
Z. American and Russian station First aud
second contacts observed, Is photographs taken,
and numerous distances Of the two limbs were
measured.
7. Port Possie. Lat. ~ AZ, long. sh. 4sm.
E. Russian station. Two interior contacts OBJ
served and 80 photographs taken.
8. Oriandr. North Of the Crimea p Russian
station. Satisfactory observation of last two
contacts.
9. Petin. Lat. 89o 81, long. III. 46n, E;
American and French station First and second
contacts observed and photographs taken.
10. Tschifu. Lat. sic go, long. Sh. 5m. E..
German station. The observation of contact, the
heliometer measurement, and the photographs
succeeded splendidly.
IL. Teheran. Lat. 35 9 81, long. 3h. 25m. E..
Russian station. Observations successful.
u. Yokohama. Lat. 35 Sc, long. Oh. l9m E.
Russian station. Observation successful.
Is. Kobe. Lat. "a > 40, long. Oh. I'm. f. French
station. Successful observations.
IA. Ndgasaki. Lat. 32o AS, long. Oh. 39m. L.
,o,.oo - E.,-oE ofafsan Sa0Ond aNnSoak
observed well, first and third contacts observed
through clouds. 60 good photographs. $50 mi
crometric measurement OF cusps, separation OF
limbs and diameter of Venus.
10. Lspahan. Lat. 32o 40, long. Oh. 27m. L.
German station. 19 photographs taken.
lish station. Last two contacts well observed.
II. SueS. Lat. 29o So, long. Oh. ION. E. Eng
lish station. Last two contacts observed salts
factorily.
Is. Roorkee. Lat. =, long. =. East India Co.
station. 100 photographs taken.
10. The6eS. Lat. IS AZ, long. Oh. 10m. E.
English station. Last two contacts well observed.
so photographs taken. Russian station. Splen-
did weather; very important observations.
20. Honolulu. Lat. q > 1S', long. lob. 31m. W.
English station. First two contacts well observed.
Photographs unsatisfactory. The complete disc
of Venus was seen twelve minutes before the in
ternal contact. The first contact was observed at
3h. I'm. Is; the time computed in the Eng. Naut.
Aim. was 3h. ON. 1Ss; observed contact equal to
plus I'm. AIS. Second contact obs. Oh. 35m.
55'7s.; comp. 3h. 33. 0s; observed contact equal
to plus On. 55-7s.
IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.
L. Sydney. Lat. $50 81 s., long. 10h. SIN. E.
English Observatory. Observations satisfactory.
2. Adelaide. Lat. 34o 40, long. Oh. Ism. E.
English Observatory. Last two contacts well OBJ
served. The third contact was observed at 3h. Am.
Ads; the time computed by the American Com
mission was Oh. SIN. 49s. observed contact equal
to minus I'm. 6s. Fourth contact obs. Oh. 34m.
7'5s.; comp. 3h. 35m. $685.; observed contact
equal to minus I'm. 32s.
8. Melbourne. Lat. 81 49,, long. Oh. 4Om. E.
English Observatory. Observations successful.
4. Queenstown, New Zealand. Lat. long.
-. American station. Observations successful.
Ingress observed and 237 photographs taken.
5. Hobart Totcn. Lat. 43 O., long. Oh. 49m.
E. American station. 1l3 photographs taken.
6. Christ Church, New Zealand. Lat. 43 . 20,
long. llh. 3lm. E. English station. Failure