the Journals of the late ^^xjhQXi'Qxjixiovf. 517 



Numbers and on placing a Zenith Sector in the plane of the 

 Meridian, occur as Articles 11. and III. in the first number of 

 the Diary, but I have not been able to find that Mr. Wales ever 

 had any connexion with this periodical, either anonymously or 

 otherwise. Mr. Burrow's opposition to Dr. Maskelyne does not 

 appear to have rested on good grounds, and there is little doubt 

 that many of his supposed injuries were merely imaginary. All 

 who are acquainted with the writings and labours of this Astro- 

 nomer Royal will not place much credit in such depreciations of 

 scientific character as are exhibited in this extract ; whilst the 

 fact that the mutual friends of both parties disapproved of Mr. 

 Burrow's views and conduct, affords strong presumptive evi- 

 dence that Dr. Maskelyne's proceedings are not represented 

 under their real character. In a subsequent extract we shall 

 find that Mr. Burrow had an advertisement in the St. James's 

 Chronicle relating to these differences, but I have not been able 

 to ascertain its nature. 



" September 25. I came to Greenwich to call on Collins, but 

 he was not at home. Coming through Lee Churchyard, I 

 copied the following epitaph from the tombstone of Dr. Halley : — ■ 

 " ' Sub hoc marmore**'"^;^'' * 



Placide requiescit cum uxoi'e cafissima 

 Edmundus Halleius, LL.D. 

 *' Astronomorum sui sseculi facile princeps. 



*' Ut vero scias Lector, 



Qualis quantusque vir ille fuit, 



Scripta ejus multifaria Lege, 

 Quibus omnes fere artes et scientias 



.' Illustravit, ornavit, amplificavit, " ' " 

 < .-oiVT^ ^quum est igitur, HC^'"!^ 



^ o ' » f V v^ ' "u^ quem cives sui vivum"^ "^^\. 1 ^' '^'' :*r 

 •;r ;' .^ ;^ Tantopere coluere j;^"-'"; \ -; " Z'^' ^-^ ^ ' 



1' ii..>fe ^ »i»v) * ]VIemoriam ejus posteritas^' ^ •■^!^ ' ' 

 .-aj<).iK cf.r Grata v^neretur. ' ^-^---^ 



,,*;s ..^ fi- j^^t^^g I , A n fMDCLVI. 

 ^•^^■^ Mortuus/^'^^-^'lMDCCXLII. 



i^U Hoc saxum optimis parentibus 



^ Sacrarunt duse filise pientissimse 



Anno C. MDCCXLII/ 

 Here is also interred Margaret Halley, the eldest daughter of 

 the above Dr. Halley. She died on the 3rd of October, 1743, 

 in the 55th year of her age. Also Mrs. Catharine Price, youngest 

 daughter of the above Dr. Halley, who died November 10th, 

 1765, aged 77 years, and Mr. Henry Price her husband." 



^' Mem, To call on- Lord Cavendish next Tuesday at 10 

 o'clock. 



