Calculation of the Altitudes of Some of the Snowy Mountains From the Valley of Nepal. By Colonel Crawford
| Time of Observation | 26th October 1802 at 3 hours P.M. | |||||||
| Name of the Mountain | A | C | D | E | F | K | L Dhaya-bung | M |
| Double Altitude as taken in the Mercury | 4°.16′.00′′ | 5.37.30 | 6.47.30 | 6.03.25 | 6.18.45 | 10.09.15 | 10.10.00 | 9.07.30 |
| Double Altitude as corrected for the error in Sextant = 1′18′′ | 4°.14′.42′′ | 5.36.12 | 6.46.12 | 6.02.07 | 6.17.27 | 10.07.57 | 10.08.42 | 9.06.12 |
| Angle of Altitude | 2°.07′.21′′ | 2.48.06 | 3.23.06 | 3.01.03 | 3.08.43 | 5.03.58 | 5.04.21 | 4.33.06 |
| Allowance for Terrestrial Refraction = 1/12 distance | 5′.39′′ | 4.55 | 3.41 | 2.44 | 3.15 | 2.10 | 2.44 | 1.55 |
| Angle at the Station corrected for Terrestrial Refraction | 2°.01′.42′′ | 2.43.11 | 3.19.25 | 2.58.21 | 3.05.28 | 5.01.48 | 5.01.37 | 4.31.13 |
| Angle at the Mountain’s top | 87°.58′.18′′ | 87.16.49 | 86.40.35 | 87.01.39 | 86.54.32 | 84.58.12 | 84.58.23 | 85.28.47 |
| Base or distance (Miles & Furlongs) | 78. - | 68. 3 | 51. - | 40. - | 45. 2 | 30. 2 | 40. 7 | 26. - |
| Height by Trigonometry (Feet & Decimals) | 14,548.8 | 17,016.6 | 15,637.2 | 10,966.8 | 12,830.7 | 13,941.6 | 18,900 | 10,890.1 |
| Additional Height for the Earth’s Curvature (Feet & Decimals) | 4,050 | 3,098 | 1,727 | 1,062.4 | 1,345.5 | 607.59 | 1,060.32 | 448.86 |
| Height of the Mountain above the Station (Feet & Decimals) | 19,634.8 | 20,114.6 | 17,364.2 | 12,029.2 | 14,176.2 | 14,549.19 | 19,960.32 | 11,346.97 |
| Thermometer | 63° | |||||||
| Barometer (Inches & Decimals) | 25.18 | |||||||
No correction for the state of the air has been attempted.
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