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IV. ExtraSi of a Letter from Mr, George 

 Witchell, F. R* 8* and M after of the. 

 Royal Academy at Portsmouth, to Charles 

 Morton, M. D. Sec. R. S. inclofing fome 

 Account of a Solar Eclipfe ohferved at 

 George's liland, by Captain Wallis; and, 

 feveral Aftronomical Obfervations made at 

 Portfmouth. 



To Cha. Morton, Sec. R. S. &e. 



SIR, 



Read "Feb. 13, "|" Beg the favour of you to lay before 

 I77 *' Jt tne &oy a l Society, an extract of & 

 letter tp me from Captain Wallis, containing an ob- 

 fervation of a folar eclipfe, which happened during 

 his ftay at George's liland, from which I have cal- 

 culated the difference of meridians between that 

 place and Greenwich. 



To this I have fubjoined fofne agronomical ob- 

 fervations, which have been made here by Mr. Brad- 

 ley and myfelf, both before and fince the building 

 of the Obfervatory belonging to the Academy ; 

 which, if they mould prove acceptable to the Royal 

 Society, will induce us to take every opportunitv of 

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