x2 «=. ASTRONOMICAL AND 
Eos of the fixed ftars by the moon. But no obfervations. 
of this kind could be made. Comparing my obfrvation of 
the beginning and. end of the ecli pfe with obfervations made at 
Cambridge, Chelfea, and. Beverly, and thence computing the 
difference of meridians, I find our obfervatory on Long-ljland, 
was 9' 20 " to the eaft of Cambridge.. 
The longitude of the placeof our obférvation. agrees very welk - 
with what we had fuppofed in our calculations. But the lati- 
tude i is near half a degree lefs. than what the maps of that part: 
of the country had led us to expect. On thisaccount oür fitu 
ation, inftead of falling within the limits of the total a 
proved to be very near the fouthern. extremity. 
c "Obfrvations of a lunar eclipte, inse. Y SN at: 
Cambridge. 
T he clock was regulated by equal altitudes. of. the fün, rkahá 
ttandMr.Mellen. At8" 40", I meafured then moon's. 
"Berinniny of the eclipfe, by 
Mr. esee with an ken telefcope - Temp, appi. 
fr. or magnifying 55times, 10:21:23: 
D "Dawhbu, = a mat Musei $e times, 10.21 T 
go 22 E 
«Mellen, wit ee a 3:2 elo C 
At 
