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lith. Thermometer 74° all lafl night, rofe to 

 86°. — Cloudy with thunder from 3" P. M. 

 till fome time in the night. 



1 2th. Thermometer 76" at day light, rofe to 85°. 

 — Beautiful Iky till 7" A. M. when it became 

 very cloudy from the N. W. — heavy rain 

 from 1 o'clock P. M. till 9 o'clock A. M. 

 of the 



13th. Thermometer 72" at fun rife, rofe to 81°. 

 — Clear a fhort time about 9'' A. M. — Cloudy 

 with frequent Ihowers of rain the remainder 

 of the day. 



14th. Thermometer 74° at fun rife, rofe to 82°. 



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Obfsrved zenith diftance of a Coro. Borealis 3 37 56 s> 

 do. fniall fedtor a Lyrx . 7 33 1.5 n. 



do. . . Pollux . 3 32 0.5 s,. 



It was too hazy to difcover Caftor, and 

 Pollux was fcarcely difcernible. 

 15th. Thermometer 74° at fun rife, rofe to 87°. 

 —Fog during the morning. 



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Obferved zenith diftance of a Coro. Borealis 3 37 56.5' s. 



do. fmall fecflor « Lyras . 7 33 4.5 



do. . . /8 Tauri . 2 36 32 s. 



do. . . Caftor . i 16 54 n. 



The obfervation on Caftor is very doubtful 

 being not feen more than 3" between the 

 clouds. 



Obferved zenith diftance of Pollux . 2° 32' i"-5 



16th. Thermometer 78° at fun rife, rofe to 88°. 

 — Thunder-guft in the afternoon. — Cloudy 

 with rain the remainder of the 24 hours. 



17th. 



