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MATHEMATICAL and 



At 13K. 50^ o'' per clock, 

 Or y. a. 27 ap. time. 



HAMMERFOST ISLE, (in Dariifli Lapland) near the North-Cape of Europe. 



Lat. 70^. 38'. %%",s N.Long, ih. 34'- SS"- E. 



— — JXxt. cont. at Ingrcfs not feen, by reafon of clouds; but 



Mr. Jeremiah Dixon, (who conduced the obfcrvation, with a CI f . 

 Refrador) had an inftantaneous view of the Sun through a thin 

 cloud; when Venus fecmcd completely entered, hut no thread 

 of hglit; the air at this time very hazy, and the Sun was imme- 

 diately hid ag'ain in a cloud. 

 N. B. Mr. Dixon's clock was kept near fiderial time, and as ilie appears at the noon of June 

 3d, to be 4h. 4(/. t," faftcr than apparent time, gahiing thereof ^'. 3(^''y6 per day, flic was at 

 the time of the above hafty glimpfe of the internal contad, 4h. 47''. 3^^' faflcr than apparent time. 



ISLE MAGGEROE, (near tlie North Cape of Europe) lat. 71°. o^ 47". N. long. ih. 44'. C'' 



of time Eaft. 

 — — . — ift Cont. notfeen,theSunbeinginacloud. '^ t,^ ^,. j. , ^, 



$'8 outer limb in cont. with 0*s limb, but fllll join- ! ^^^f?'" ^^'r-J.affiftant 



9. 14 



ohfer' 



9. 14 



wich; with a 2 feet 

 refledor. 



^ i -^ cd by a black protuberant ligament. " I , ';X;;r:^'^ ^^e^ royal 



56 The Hgamcnt broke; but the air very red and hazy, & > oDlcrvdtoiy, Green- 

 in 10" or ij" $ appeared -^-^^^ p^rt of her diameter 

 within 0's limb. 



LEICESTER; lat 52". 37'. 3'^ N. long, not given}? beginning of Q eel x8h. 3/. 21'^ 



but may be deduced from $ end of ditto - - 23. 21. 2. 



7. 7. I Ext. cont. 7 By Rev. Mr. LmUam^ with a triple objedl glafa acromatic tclcfcope of 

 7.25. 9 Int. ditto. 5 33i inches; its mag. power 54 times. 



QUEBEC, viz. Captain Holland's Houfe, S. 56^'. W. of the Caftleof St. Lewis, 2 

 H. m. fee. I^at. 4'^'-*. 47'- i?"- N. long. 4h. 44^ 41". W. 



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. 30. 3i ift external conta6l^ -g ^^^^^^^^ //rV/^«J, Efq. Surveyor-General of the Northera 



Ift internal dito,^ Wric^ of America. WithaDollond's refra<ftor 



milled m a cloud, j 



a rent 



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The external contad was like wife obfcrved at the fame inftant, viz. at ah. 3c/. 3J//, appaici] 

 time, by Mr. St. Germain of the fcmJnary of Quebec, with a two feet reflector of Short's. 

 The above latitude of Captain Holland* s place of ohfer vat ions, is taken from a mean of fever; 



refulcs of the latitude, deduced by himfeif. He has not deduced his longitude, but he has give 

 the following echpfes of Jupiter's firftfatellitc for that purpofe, obferved with his Dollorid' 

 rcfratilor, viz. 



1769. Immerfions. Apparent time. 



March il. I4h. 5^'- 47^7 

 April 3. 15. 7. 24 

 19. 13. 27. 41,5 



Emcrrions. Apparent time. 

 May 28. I4h. 5^ 44'/, 7 

 June 6. 10. 28. 2,6 



By a mean of the two cmerfions, compared witli the almanac, and applying thencccfliir 

 corredlion, the difference of meridians is 4h. 44^ 4;'^ 



The mean of thefe two refults, viz. 4h. 44'. j\l" is the longitude fct down above. 



2. 50. 19 



ISLE COUDRE; lat. ^f. i ']'■ oo'' N. long. Eaft of Quebec y. (^'L or 4h. 41^, 26'/ 



W, of Greenwich. 



a. 32. 56 A fmall imprcflion on 0's hmb;") 



external conta;5lafew fecondspatt. j 

 2 completely round; or regular cir- i 



fcrcnces in contatSl:. ' 



a. $0. 50 Thread of light conipleuted, or in- I 



ternal contact. J 



SWEDISH OBSERVATIONS. 

 CAJANEBURG; lat. 64°. 13'- 3^'- N. long. ih. 50^ 47". E. of Greenwich. 



"1 By Monf. Phmnnw\ with a 20 feet rciictStor 



By Mr. Wright, Deputy Surveyor of the 



Northern Diftria of America ; with a 

 two feetrcfledor. 



5. 20. 45-I ill Internal contaift ; lig. 



jufl breaking. 



15 



.12 



27 2d external contat^; or to- 

 ■ tal egrefa, fhining ex- 

 . treracly bright. 



He miffed the ill ext. conta6l in a cloud and 

 after the ill int.conta(5l a nightof thunder mid 

 ftorm cnlucd ; yet next morning, a little after 



the 2d int. contaa the Sun llione out, and j^avc 

 him an opportunity of obferviiigthe total cgrcfs 

 to great latisfaelionj at x\mz time marked in the 



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