>>18033285Polaris and the Southern Cross both seen between Latitude 25.53, Longitude 35.46; AND between 12th and 13th degrees South Latitude. "The London Times May 13th 1862, in the Naval and Military Intelligence: "On the 19th of April in latitude 25.53, longitude 35.46, Captain Wilkins reports that the Southern Cross and the Polar Star were both **DISTINCTLY VISIBLE** @ midnight". "Captain Edward Gillett stated that, “he has observed the same thing between the 12th and 13th degree of south latitude.”
OBSERVER, VOLUME 9, ISSUE 551, 20 JULY 1889
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