Le <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>C.</abbr> <expan>Citoyen</expan> </choice> <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" resp="#CT" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0004271 http://d-nb.info/gnd/104234059">Lalande</persName> a fait naître des doutes sur la <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>long.</abbr> <expan>longitude</expan> </choice> du <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" resp="#CT" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0004769 https://www.geonames.org/3123493">Ferrol</placeName>. <bibl xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" corresp="https://edition-humboldt.de/B85NSJF7"><choice> <abbr>Conn.</abbr> <expan>Connaissance</expan> </choice> des Tems<supplied cert="high">,</supplied> <lb />an 7<choice> <orig>.</orig> <reg>,</reg> </choice> <ref target="https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k65031636/f449.item"><choice> <abbr>p.</abbr> <expan>page</expan> </choice> 443</ref></bibl>. Ma première occupation <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">au</del> <add place="intralinear">à</add> </subst> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" resp="#CT" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0011312 https://www.geonames.org/3119841">la Corogne</placeName>, où j’arrivai le <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><date xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" when="1799-05-25" calendar="#gregorian">25 Mai</date>, était d’en déterminer la <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>long.</abbr> <expan>longitude</expan> </choice><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">.</supplied> Mon <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Chron</abbr> <expan>Chronomètre</expan> </choice> avait retardé le <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><date xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" when="1799-05-08" calendar="#calRevolutionary">19 <choice> <abbr>Flor.</abbr> <expan>Floréal</expan> </choice></date> sur le <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>t. m.</abbr> <expan>temps moyen</expan> </choice> de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0008564 https://www.geonames.org/3117735">Madrid</placeName> (à midi) de 1′58″,4. Il retardait jusqu’au <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />24 de 4″,4 par 24<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>h.</abbr> <expan> heures</expan> </choice> à cause de la voiture je compte (me fondant sur des <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /><choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Observ.</abbr> <expan>Oberservations</expan> </choice> antérieures) <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">de</del> <add place="intralinear">un</add> </subst> retard journel de 5″,5.