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the Great Belt. The times were noted, but the book 

 was deftroyed by accident. When Jupiter paflcd the 

 meridian, I couldnot fee theftarin the tranfit telefcope; 

 but about 4' afterwards the configuration was thus, 



W 



that is, a line drawn from the Mar to Jupiter's center, 

 made an angle with the Great Belt, which I judged to 

 be about 41 ; and in that direction it was about the 

 quantity of the leffer axis diflant from the limb; fo that 

 Jupiter had moved back about |- of his diameter from 

 the time I firft faw him to-night till he pafled the 

 meridian. 



1776, 8th December, my clock was flopped by an 

 earthquake, which fpoilt the obfervation of the immer- 

 fion of Jupiter s firit Satellite. 



1776, 23d December, an Emerfion of the Jirjl Satellite 

 from the Dijk. 



apparent Time correct. 

 The fhadow touched the middle of 



the edge of the Great Belt, and h 



made a vifible notch in it - - 11.26.00 



It was ftill vifible - 28.05 



It vanifhed - 30.50 



Satellite at the edge of the limb - 53 25 



In conta£t emerged - 58.53 



1777, 25th January, 7h.23'.oo'',6, I faw a fmall flar 



a little to the weft of the weiterumolt Satelliu, not fo 



1 bright 



