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Tuesday 30th April 1850
Fore part strong winds and squall
from SSW. Middle the same. Latter some squally.
Latt [LATITUDE] 26.33 Long [LONGITUDE] 165.16 E
Wednesday 1st May
Fore part brisk winds. Fine weather
from SSE. Middle and latter light winds.
Latt [LATITUDE] 26.22 S Long [LONGITUDE] 165.45 E
Thuresday [THURSDAY] 2d
Fore part light winds from S. Middle
and latter light winds.
Latt [LATITUDE] 26.02 S Long [LONGITUDE] 166.17
Friday 3d
Fore part light winds from S. Middle and
latter light from E.
Latt [LATITUDE] 25.56 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 166.21 E 165.25 Lunar
Saturday 4th
Fore part light winds from E. Middle and
latter brisk winds from E.
Latt [LATITUDE] 26.35 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 166.16 E
Sunday 5th
Fore part brisk from ENE. Middle and
latter the same. Latt [LATITUDE] 27.16 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 166.25 E 165.25 true
Monday 6th
Fore part light winds from NW. Saw Sperm
Whales. Could not strike going WSW. Middle and latter
strong winds.
Latt [LATITUDE] 27.15 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 166.28 E
[STAMP OF WHALE'S TAIL]
Tuesday 7th
Fore part strong winds from SE with
a heavy swell. Middle and latter strong winds.
Latt [LATITUDE] 27.47 S. Long [LONGITUDE] 165.20 E
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True longitude
In astrodynamics true longitude is the longitude at which an orbiting body could actually be found if its inclination were zero.
https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/489733
[ALTERNATE TERM FOR LUNAR LONGITUDE]
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