IN FORT WILLIAM, "&C. 8i 



On the meridian, Dec. 30 23.23.40,3 

 Equation of E. A. - - - 1,9 



23.23.38.4 flow 36.21,6 

 Daily lofs 88,4 



A11, Emerfion of Jupiter's Jirjl Satellite, 



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29th of Dec. by watch emerged - - 6.27.07 



Too flow at noon - - 33.24.9 



Lofs till obfervation at 88,4 25,8 



Emerfion 7'03«57?7 



Ephemeris 1.40.44,0 



Longitude in time 5.20.13,7 



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in degrees 80.03.24,6 

 The mean of the two longitudes 80.05,56,5 



The diftance between the flag in the fort, and the place 

 of obfervation at Trivatoore^wa-s determined by a long 

 bafe meafured in the fands, and by taking angles for 

 trigonometrical calculations. 



Madras flag, diftance - - 2787,1 feet, 



Bearing - S. 10.33.50 W, 



Which gives difference of Longitude 50,5 



Latitude 4.30,7 



VIP EREE. 



Having borrowed the quadrant that Mr. Hurst ufed 



in the tranfit of Venus, I was defired not to alter its 



Vol. I, G iine 



