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Length of middle finger 



of fore finger 



of little finger . 



of ring finger 



of thumb . . . 





 

 

 

 



Back measurement of hand. 



Length of ring finger . . 



of middle finger . 



of little finger . . 



of fore finger . . 



of thumb .... 



Front measurement of feet. 



Length from the end of the 

 heel to the end of the 



middle toe 1 



of sole of the foot . 



of middle toe . . 



of ring toe ... 



1 of little toe . . . 



of fore toe ... 



of great toe ... 2| 



Circumference over the 



knuckles of the toes . . 9| 



Back measurement. 

 Length of middle toe ..06 



of fore toe ... 5i 



of ring toe ... 6 



of little toe ... 5 



~ of great toe ... 4^ 



Measurement of the lower jaw. 

 Circumference of the jaw 



round the chin .... 

 Length of the ramus from 



the head of the jaw to its ft. in- 

 base 4 



Breadth of the ramus or as- 

 cending portion of the jaw 

 at a level with the teeth 2^ 



Depth of the jaw at the 



symphysis menti ... 2J 



MEASUREMENT OF THE TEETH. 



Number of teeth 32; namely, 2 

 Canine, 10 Grinders, and 4 Incisive 

 Teeth in each jaw. 



Canine Teeth. 



Whole length of lower ca- 

 nine teeth 



Greatest length of fang . . 



Smallest ditto 



Greatest length of the ena- 

 mel or exposed part of 

 the teeth 



Part exceeding the other 

 teeth in length .... 



Lateral breadth measured 

 on a level with the jaw . 



Breadth from before inwards 



Incisive Teeth. 

 Whole length of the lateral 

 Of enamel exposed . . . 

 Breadth of cutting surface . 

 Ditto of central teeth 



11^ 



2-7 



•2 



1-6 



M 



1-5 



•7 

 •4 

 •4 



The front teeth of the upper jaw 

 greatly resemble those of the lower, 

 with the exception of the middle in- 

 cisive teeth, which are twice the 

 width of the lateral ones.. 



XLV. Astronomical Observations 1827. By Lieut. George 

 Beaufoy, R. N. 



Bushey Heath, near Stanmore. 



LATITUDE 51° 37' 44."-3 North, Longitude west in time 

 l'20"-93. 

 Observed transits of the moon, and moon-culminating stars over the 

 middle of the transit instrument m sidereal time. 

 1827. Stars. Transits. 



Jan. 3. 18 A Piscium 23° 33' H'Hl 



3 19 Piscium 23 37 3430 



3. Moon's First Limb 23 42 4505 



2 F 2 1827. 



