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conclufions from them. Andlthiuk It the more ncceflary 

 to be particular in this reqiiefts that I may comply with 

 the defire of the aftronomcr royal? exprelVed in hb uote 

 to Dr. Franklin, as follow^} viz, 



Greenwich 



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MaJkelyuG pnfcnts bis compliments toDr. Franklh 



red to hwh when he writes to 2-^Mk(kl 



for mquirmg of Mr, OwmBi 

 hi^' and %vhat the ahfohite diftanc^ i, , .. .. ... 



Jione on Fcmvkk^s Ijic in limrifl) mik^i wdj 



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iWcrmcc of I 



h tmks f Ik may 



IJh'i ifhcpkafes acquaint Mf\ Blddk^that tin' ktku/koj 



found by Mcifn\ Mq/i 



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fa degree of latitude-, a.! mtafumiby 



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Mr. 



lAelyne itwuld alfo 



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Englifh miia between Norrifm mid thefmUl 



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lf§ the State 



imfl point of the city of 



lioifcfqimrc I as this %mll fllll further confirm thifUuatiQn 

 of the Norriton^obfervatory^ by conncMkg it with Md^h^ 

 Mafon and Dixon^s meridian line. 



*^ Mr. Majkelyne hopes^ the Pennfylvaiiia-aljftrverg will 



hefo kind as to fend us their obfcrvations of the Tranfit of 



Mercury, "which happened November gtht if they xvercfor^ 

 tunate cno7igh tofee it} and any other olfcrvatmSi they 

 have madcy which have not yet been f cut hcre^ tending to 



ellahlifh the diference oflonniudesJ^ 



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