The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 2 [of 3]

by Benjamin Franklin

Journal of a Voyage, &c. continued.

Dates	Latit. N.	Long. W.	Therm. A.M.		Therm. P.M.		Winds	Course	Distance	Variation of the Needle	Therm. Noon
			Air	Water	Air	Water					A.	W.
Aug 20	37 38	38 6	78	76	omitted		West	N ¼ W	62		77	75
21	36 15	38 26	73	74	78	76	W N W	S b W	82		77	75
22	35 40	38 44	77	76	80	77	W b S	S S W	38		80	77
23	35 35	40 52	79	77	78	75	North	W ¼ S	100		omitted.
24	35 12	41 31	75	73	75	74	W N W	S W b W	41		75	74
25	35 40	42 33	79	76	79	76	W b N	W N W ¾ N	60		80	76
26	35 30	42 44	79	76	80	76	S W b W	S W ½ S	14		80	76
27	35 14	43 23	79	77	81	79	West	W S W ¼ S	38		81	78
28	34 23	44 0	78	76	78	78	N N E	S W b S	60		78	78
29	34 12	45 52	77	78	78	78	N E	W ¼ S	94	8 0	79	78
30	34 5	48 31	78	78	78	78	East	W ½ S	134		78	78
31	34 20	51 4	80	79	81	79	East	W ¾ S	129		80	80
Sept 1	34 20	52 47	81	78	omitted		S S W	W ¼ N	86		83	80
2	34 55	55 12	81	80	83	80	S W	W b N ½ W	125		83	80
3	35 30	57 24	83	80	83	80	S W b S	W b N ½ N	114	6 0	84	81
4	35 50	59 1	82	80	83	80	S W ½ W	W b N ¼ N	82		83	81
5	35 55	61 0	81	80	82	81	S S W	W ¼ N	96		82	81
6	36 20	62 30	80	81	79	80	N W b N	W b N	75		78	80
7	34 50	63 10	87	80	78	81	N W b N	S S W	86		78	81
8	34 45	64 40	75	79	75	79	North	W ¼ S	74		75	79
9	35 43	66 42	75	79	77	73	N E	W N W	108		78	80
10	37 20	68 40	77	73	77	70	E N E	N W	126		78	72

N.B. Longitude is reckoned from London, and the Thermometer is according to Fahrenheit.

OBSERVATIONS.

July 31. At one P.M. the Start bore WNW. distant six leagues.

August 1. The water appears luminous in the ship's wake.

---- 2. The temperature of the water is taken at eight in the morning and at eight in the evening.

---- 6. The water appears less luminous.