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N° XXXIV. 
Aftronomical Obfervations, communicated by Mr. RitT- 
TENHOUSE. 
By Mr. Fames Six, of Canterbury. - 
Geocentric place of the New Planet. 
April ift, 1782, 29° '* 5’ 30" in me lat. 13° N. 
October 15th, 7 21 18 ow nearly ftationary. 
December 26th, 5 2 30 in oppolition. 
March roth, 1783, 3 #15 ° © ftationary. 
Odtober 15th, II 53 fo ftationary. 
December 30th, 9 47 25 in oppofition. 
March 14th, 1784, 7 46 0 ftationary. 
Lat. 23 N. 
By D. Rittenhboufe, at Philadelphia. 
Tranfit of Mercury over the fun’s difk, Nov. 12th, 1782. 
Firft external contact, 9" 34’ 50” morn. } 
Internal, uncertain, 40 Oo 
Second internal, IO §T' 30 LS nee 
Laft contact, £7105 4 
Greateft diftance of 3 center from {un’s limb, 31”. 
1784, On Meridian. 
“Jan. 29th. 7 Gemino 9" 49° 20" 
‘ Gem. 9 54 45 
New Planet 10 1 48 
¢;Gem: Eo histo 
Feb. 12th. 7 Gem. Sie 19" 
New Planet, 9 4 54 
¢ Gem. g 20 18 
