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found the fame fquares of the Lattice poF- 

 fefled by her. This way is equivalent to that 

 now more ufed, of taking her Diameter by 

 Mr. Townlyh Micrometers , but I have alfo 

 tried and found the fame thing by an accu- 

 rate Sextant, taking the diftance of the 

 Moons oppofite Limbs. 



Kow this Phenomenon affords two things to 

 be confidered, firft why the Moon (I ftiil 

 name the Moon as being an Objed more 

 adapted for our fight , for the fame thing 

 holds in the Sun) fhould feem bigger about 

 the Horizon, then when more elevated \ and 

 fecondly, fhe appearing bigger, how comes it 

 to pafs that her Diameter being taken, it is 

 no greater than when fhe appears lefs. But 

 the Difquifition concerning this latter being 

 likely to comprehend the former, I fhall not 

 divide my Difcourfe into two Branches, but 

 proceed in the Method propofed. Only I 

 defire it may be noted, that I fuppofe the 

 Horizontal and Meridional Moon to be found 

 both of the fame Angle, whereas in truth the 

 the Meridional Moon (tho' appearing lefs) 

 lhall be found of the greater Angle : which 

 increafeth the Wonder. But this proceeding 

 from the different dirtances that one and the 

 other is looked at (the Meridional Moon be- 

 ing nigher us by almolt. a Semidiameter of the 

 Earth) and confequently eafily folved that 

 way, I have therefore chofen to put hetween 

 them a plain equality, for avoiding Confufion 

 and Intricacy in Difcourfe. 



Wherefore let us hear what the Ingenious 

 of thefe latter days can fay to this appearance. 

 And firft we find the Celebrated Des-Cartes at - 

 tributing 



