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in their menfurations of the two bafes, which kvvtd 

 to prove the accuracy of the operations. And, laftl^, 

 he was prefent at making the aftronomical obfervations. 

 But before the repetition was undertaken, M. de la 

 Cond amine employed himfelf in eredting two obe- 

 iifques at the extremities of the bafe of Yaruqui, as 

 monuments of this tranfa6lion : This fpot having been 

 the foundation of the whole work. Various were the 

 fentiments with regard to the inicription proper to be 

 engraved on them j and indeed the difiiculties attend- 

 ing this particular, feemingly of no great importance, 

 were fuch, as couM not be removed till the affair 

 was intirely dropt on account of other things of real 

 concern, and which would admit of no delay. Ic 

 v/as however unanim.oufly concluded, that the whcile 

 aiTair fhould be referred to his Majeily's p'leafure 

 after our arrival in Spain. Accordingly in the year 

 1746, the marquis cle la Enfcnada, equally diftin- 

 guiilied as a (latefman, and a patron of real know- 

 ledge, being at that time fecretary of ftate for the 

 Indies, fen'iiover, in his Majeily^s name, the following 

 infcription. 



pHiLipro V. 

 Hifpaniarum, & Indiarum Rege Catholico. 



I^UDOVICI XV. 



Regis ChriiliaDiirimi Pollulaiis, Regisc Scientlaruni 

 Academiit; Parifienfis. 

 Votis Annusntc, ac Favente. 

 LuDOv. GoDiN, Petrus Bouguer, 

 Car. Maria de la Condamins, 

 Ej u fd e m A c ade m i as Soc ii , 

 Ipfius Chridianiffimi Regis Juifu, & Munificentia. 

 Ad Metiendcs in /Equinodiali Plaga 

 Terreilres Gradus, 

 Qiio vera Terrs Figura, Certius Innotefceret^, 

 In Peruviam MifTi 5 

 Simulque 



