# A New and Exact Table, Collected from Several Observations, Taken in Four Voyages to Hudson's Bay in North America from London: Shewing the Variation of the Magnetical Needle, or Sea Compass, in the Path-Way to the Said Bay, According to the Several Latitudes and Longitudes, from the Year 1721, to 1725 By Mr. Christopher Middleton **Author(s):** Christopher Middleton **Year:** 1726 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775) **Volume:** 34 **Pages:** 5 pages **Identifier:** jstor-103448 **JSTOR URL:** --- V. A New and Exact TABLE, Collected from several Observations, taken in four Voyages to Hudson's Bay in North America, from London: Shewing the Variation of the Magnetical Needle, or Sea Compass, in the Path-way to the said Bay, according to the several Latitudes and Longitudes, from the Year 1721, to 1725. By Mr. Christopher Middleton. | Lat. | Long. | Vari. | Lat. | Long. | Vari. | |------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------| | D. M. | D. M. | D. M. | D. M. | D. 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M. | | 50° 00' | 12° 00' | 14° 00' | 50° 00' | 18° 45' | 17° 00' | | 51° 00' | 12° 00' | 14° 15' | 51° 00' | 18° 45' | 17° 15' | | 52° 00' | 12° 00' | 14° 30' | 52° 00' | 18° 45' | 17° 30' | | 53° 00' | 12° 00' | 14° 45' | 53° 00' | 18° 45' | 17° 45' | | 54° 00' | 12° 00' | 15° 00' | 54° 00' | 18° 45' | 18° 00' | | 55° 00' | 12° 00' | 15° 15' | 55° 00' | 18° 45' | 18° 15' | | 56° 00' | 12° 00' | 15° 30' | 56° 00' | 18° 45' | 18° 30' | | 57° 00' | 12° 00' | 15° 45' | 57° 00' | 18° 45' | 18° 45' | | 58° 00' | 12° 00' | 16° 00' | 58° 00' | 18° 45' | 19° 00' | | 59° 00' | 12° 00' | 16° 15' | 59° 00' | 18° 45' | 19° 15' | | 50° 00' | 14° 15' | 15° 00' | 50° 00' | 21° 00' | 18° 00' | | 51° 00' | 14° 15' | 15° 15' | 51° 00' | 21° 00' | 18° 15' | | 52° 00' | 14° 15' | 15° 30' | 52° 00' | 21° 00' | 18° 30' | | 53° 00' | 14° 15' | 15° 45' | 53° 00' | 21° 00' | 18° 45' | | 54° 00' | 14° 15' | 16° 00' | 54° 00' | 21° 00' | 19° 00' | | 55° 00' | 14° 15' | 16° 15' | 55° 00' | 21° 00' | 19° 15' | | 56° 00' | 14° 15' | 16° 30' | 56° 00' | 21° 00' | 19° 30' | | 57° 00' | 14° 15' | 16° 45' | 57° 00' | 21° 00' | 19° 45' | | 58° 00' | 14° 15' | 17° 00' | 58° 00' | 21° 00' | 20° 00' | | 59° 00' | 14° 15' | 17° 15' | 59° 00' | 21° 00' | 20° 15' | | 50° 00' | 16° 30' | 16° 00' | 50° 00' | 23° 15' | 19° 00' | | 51° 00' | 16° 30' | 16° 15' | 51° 00' | 23° 15' | 19° 15' | | 52° 00' | 16° 30' | 16° 30' | 52° 00' | 23° 15' | 19° 30' | | 53° 00' | 16° 30' | 16° 45' | 53° 00' | 23° 15' | 19° 45' | | 54° 00' | 16° 30' | 17° 00' | 54° 00' | 23° 15' | 20° 00' | | 55° 00' | 16° 30' | 17° 15' | 55° 00' | 23° 15' | 20° 15' | | 56° 00' | 16° 30' | 17° 30' | 56° 00' | 23° 15' | 20° 30' | | 57° 00' | 16° 30' | 17° 45' | 57° 00' | 23° 15' | 20° 45' | | 58° 00' | 16° 30' | 18° 00' | 58° 00' | 23° 15' | 21° 00' | | 59° 00' | 16° 30' | 18° 15' | 59° 00' | 23° 15' | 21° 15' | | Lat. | Long. | Vari. | Lat. | Long. | Vari. | |------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------| | D. 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M.| | 50° 00' | 25° 30' | 20° 00' | 50° 00' | 34° 30' | 24° 00' | | 51° 00' | 25° 30' | 20° 15' | 51° 00' | 34° 30' | 24° 15' | | 52° 00' | 25° 30' | 20° 30' | 52° 00' | 34° 30' | 24° 30' | | 53° 00' | 25° 30' | 20° 45' | 53° 00' | 34° 30' | 24° 45' | | 54° 00' | 25° 30' | 21° 00' | 54° 00' | 34° 30' | 25° 00' | | 55° 00' | 25° 30' | 21° 15' | 55° 00' | 34° 30' | 25° 15' | | 56° 00' | 25° 30' | 21° 30' | 56° 00' | 34° 30' | 25° 30' | | 57° 00' | 25° 30' | 21° 45' | 57° 00' | 34° 30' | 25° 45' | | 58° 00' | 25° 30' | 22° 00' | 58° 00' | 34° 30' | 26° 00' | | 59° 00' | 25° 30' | 22° 15' | 59° 00' | 34° 30' | 26° 15' | | 50° 00' | 27° 45' | 21° 00' | 50° 00' | 36° 45' | 25° 00' | | 51° 00' | 27° 45' | 21° 15' | 51° 00' | 36° 45' | 25° 15' | | 52° 00' | 27° 45' | 21° 30' | 52° 00' | 36° 45' | 25° 30' | | 53° 00' | 27° 45' | 21° 45' | 53° 00' | 36° 45' | 25° 45' | | 54° 00' | 27° 45' | 22° 00' | 54° 00' | 36° 45' | 26° 00' | | 55° 00' | 27° 45' | 22° 15' | 55° 00' | 36° 45' | 26° 15' | | 56° 00' | 27° 45' | 22° 30' | 56° 00' | 36° 45' | 26° 30' | | 57° 00' | 27° 45' | 22° 45' | 57° 00' | 36° 45' | 26° 45' | | 58° 00' | 27° 45' | 23° 00' | 58° 00' | 36° 45' | 27° 00' | | 59° 00' | 27° 45' | 23° 15' | 59° 00' | 36° 45' | 27° 15' | | 50° 00' | 30° 00' | 22° 00' | 50° 00' | 39° 00' | 26° 00' | | 51° 00' | 30° 00' | 22° 15' | 51° 00' | 39° 00' | 26° 15' | | 52° 00' | 30° 00' | 22° 30' | 52° 00' | 39° 00' | 26° 30' | | 53° 00' | 30° 00' | 22° 45' | 53° 00' | 39° 00' | 26° 45' | | 54° 00' | 30° 00' | 23° 00' | 54° 00' | 39° 00' | 27° 00' | | 55° 00' | 30° 00' | 23° 15' | 55° 00' | 39° 00' | 27° 15' | | 56° 00' | 30° 00' | 23° 30' | 56° 00' | 39° 00' | 27° 30' | | 57° 00' | 30° 00' | 23° 45' | 57° 00' | 39° 00' | 27° 45' | | 58° 00' | 30° 00' | 24° 00' | 58° 00' | 39° 00' | 28° 00' | | 59° 00' | 30° 00' | 24° 15' | 59° 00' | 39° 00' | 28° 15' | | 50° 00' | 32° 15' | 23° 00' | 50° 00' | 41° 15' | 27° 00' | | 51° 00' | 32° 15' | 23° 15' | 51° 00' | 41° 15' | 27° 15' | | 52° 00' | 32° 15' | 23° 30' | 52° 00' | 41° 15' | 27° 30' | | 53° 00' | 32° 15' | 23° 45' | 53° 00' | 41° 15' | 27° 45' | | 54° 00' | 32° 15' | 24° 00' | 54° 00' | 41° 15' | 28° 00' | | 55° 00' | 32° 15' | 24° 15' | 55° 00' | 41° 15' | 28° 15' | | 56° 00' | 32° 15' | 24° 30' | 56° 00' | 41° 15' | 28° 30' | | 57° 00' | 32° 15' | 24° 45' | 57° 00' | 41° 15' | 28° 45' | | 58° 00' | 32° 15' | 25° 00' | 58° 00' | 41° 15' | 29° 00' | | 59° 00' | 32° 15' | 25° 15' | 59° 00' | 41° 15' | 29° 15' | | Lat. | Long. | Vari. | Lat. | Long. | Vari. | |------|-------|-------|------|-------|-------| | D. 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M. | | 50 | 43 | 28 | 54 | 57 | 33 | | 51 | 43 | 28 | 55 | 57 | 33 | | 52 | 43 | 28 | 56 | 57 | 33 | | 53 | 43 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 33 | | 54 | 43 | 29 | 58 | 57 | 33 | | 55 | 43 | 29 | 59 | 57 | 33 | | 56 | 43 | 29 | 60 | 57 | 33 | | 57 | 43 | 29 | 61 | 57 | 33 | | 58 | 43 | 30 | | | | | 59 | 43 | 30 | | | | | 51 | 46 | 29 | 55 | 60 | 34 | | 52 | 46 | 29 | 56 | 60 | 34 | | 53 | 46 | 29 | 57 | 60 | 34 | | 54 | 46 | 29 | 58 | 60 | 34 | | 55 | 46 | 30 | 59 | 60 | 34 | | 56 | 46 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 34 | | 57 | 46 | 30 | 61 | 60 | 34 | | 58 | 46 | 30 | | | | | 59 | 46 | 30 | | | | | 52 | 48 | 30 | 57 | 63 | 35 | | 53 | 48 | 30 | 58 | 63 | 35 | | 54 | 48 | 30 | 59 | 63 | 35 | | 55 | 48 | 30 | 60 | 63 | 35 | | 56 | 48 | 31 | 61 | 63 | 35 | | 57 | 48 | 31 | 62 | 63 | 35 | | 58 | 48 | 31 | | | | | 59 | 48 | 31 | | | | | 53 | 51 | 31 | 59 | 66 | 37 | | 54 | 51 | 31 | 60 | 66 | 37 | | 55 | 51 | 31 | 61 | 66 | 37 | | 56 | 51 | 31 | 62 | 66 | 37 | | 57 | 51 | 31 | 63 | 66 | 37 | | 58 | 51 | 32 | | | | | 59 | 51 | 32 | | | | | 60 | 51 | 32 | | | | | 54 | 54 | 32 | 60 | 72 | 40 | | 55 | 54 | 32 | 61 | 72 | 40 | | 56 | 54 | 32 | 62 | 72 | 40 | | 57 | 54 | 32 | | | | | 58 | 54 | 33 | | | | | 59 | 54 | 33 | | | | | 60 | 54 | 33 | | | | | 61 | 54 | 33 | | | | | Lat. | Long | Vari. | |------|------|-------| | D. | M. | D. | M. | | 61 | 00 | 75 | 00 | 38 | 00 | | 62 | 00 | 75 | 00 | 43 | 00 | | 62 | 50 | 75 | 00 | 45 | 00 | | 63 | 00 | 81 | 00 | 43 | 00 | | 64 | 00 | 81 | 00 | 46 | 00 | | 62 | 00 | 82 | 00 | 39 | 00 | | 63 | 00 | 82 | 00 | 44 | 00 | | 61 | 00 | 84 | 00 | 33 | 45 | | 62 | 00 | 84 | 00 | 40 | 00 | | 63 | 00 | 84 | 00 | 42 | 00 | | 60 | 00 | 86 | 00 | 30 | 00 | | 61 | 00 | 86 | 00 | 33 | 00 | | 62 | 00 | 86 | 00 | 35 | 00 | | 59 | 00 | 88 | 00 | 28 | 00 | | 60 | 00 | 88 | 00 | 28 | 40 | | 61 | 00 | 88 | 00 | 29 | 20 | | 57 | 00 | 90 | 00 | 24 | 00 | | 58 | 00 | 90 | 00 | 24 | 30 | | 59 | 00 | 90 | 00 | 25 | 00 | | 57 | 00 | 94 | 00 | 23 | 00 | | 58 | 00 | 95 | 00 | 22 | 30 | | 59 | 00 | 95 | 00 | 21 | 00 | *From Long. 68 Degrees to 81. is in Hudson's Straits, where is the greatest Variation, and the Compass will hardly Traverse.*