Excerpt from Telegraphic Determination of Longitudes in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and on the North Coast of South America: Embracing the Meridians of Coatzacoalcos, Salina Cruz, La Libertad, San Juan Del Sur, St. Nicolas Mole, Port Plata, Santo Domingo, Curaçao, and La Guayra, With the Latitudes of the Several StationsApplication was made through the Department Of State to the Governments Of the several countries for permission to land instruments and make Observations at the desirable points. These were Vera Cruz, Coatzacoalcos, and Salina Cruz, in Mexico, La Libertad, in Salvador, and San Juan del Sur, in Nicaragua. The last-named point was not in the regular chain Of measurements, but it was considered desirable to de termine its position, as it was in the immediate vicinity Of the Pacific terminus of the proposed Nicaragua Canal. The required permission was promptly and cheerfully granted by the Governments Of the countries concerned.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.