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the time the operations wer® fufpended on Limpie- 

 pongo, till they returned to finifh them. 



IX. Signal on the defert of Chinchulagua. 



The operations of the fignal of Chinchulagua^" 

 creeled on the defert of the fame name, were completed 

 on the 8th of Augufl 5 but a doubt arifmg with regard 

 to one of the angles obferved, for the greater certainty, 

 they returned to this ftation, and again examined the 

 angle in queftion, after they had finifhed their ob» 

 fervations at Lampie-pongo. 



X. Signal on the mountain of Papa-urco. 



After verifying the obfervation on Chinchulagua^ 

 they removed to the fignal of Papa-urco, and finifhed 

 their obfervations in the fame month of Auguft. Here 

 they for fome time fufpended their operations, being 

 called to Quito on affairs of importance, relating to 

 the French academicians* 



XI. Signal on the mountaini of Milim 



The affairs which had required M. Godin's pre- 

 fence at Quito being terminated within the month, 

 they returned on the lil of September, to make the 

 neceiTary obfervations at the fignal of Milin, where 

 they continued till the 7th, when they left itj having 

 completely finifhed their operations, 



XIL Signal on the defert of Chulapu. 



From Milin they proceeded to the defert of Chula- 

 pu, where they remained till the i8th of September^ 

 when they had finifhed all their obfervations. Till 

 this fignal exclufive, each company had obferved the 

 three angles of all the triangles *, both becaufe they 

 differed from one another, and to prove by this pre- 

 cifion the errors in the divifions of the quadrants, be- 



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