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The obferved times, and diftances of the Q's and J 's neareft limbs. 



Means 



From this time I was too much occupied 

 in other concerns, occafioned by the different 

 commotions in the couutry, to attend to a re- 

 gular feries of obfervations till October ; there 

 are therefore but few entered till that time. 



28 th. -Equal altitudes of the Sun. 



A, M. 9" 28' 32". P. M. 2" 26' 43". 



April 7th. Obferved zenith dlftance of Caftor . o" 44' 56" n. 



From this time, till the 4th of June no at- 

 tention was paid to the clock, it ran down 

 feveral times. 



Tune I 2th. Equal altitudes of the Sun. 



'' A. M. 8'> 58' 4". P. M. 3" 8' 50". 



Immerfwn of the ift fatellite of If. obferved at 15'' 28' 

 25". — Belts tolerably diftindl, magnifying power of the 

 telefcope 120. 



I^th. Equal altitudes of the Sun. 



' A. M. 8'> 54' 41", P. M. 3" 13' 49". 



26th. Clock removed from the tent, into a houfe 

 where 1 went to relide myfelf, but on account 

 of the ficknefs which prevailed on the river, 

 1 removed in July with my people about 

 feven miles into the country and encamped, 



where 



