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^H-.<J. 50 ♦The line drawn through the hortis of the Mooo pafs'd 
Jrough the Scar that is at the point of the Northern horn of 
Taurm^and the diftance of this Star to thcNorthren horn of the 
J, was by a Minat greater than the Semi-diaraeter of the Moot*. 
^/'rt/.j.TheSky was fo cover'd,that we defpair'd to obferve 
the Comet chat njghc: yet noEwithftanding the Clouds being 
. fomewhatdifpelledb. wefavs' him with one foot Teleicopr 
He had paired over the tipper Star of the Ear of r^ar«^,and he 
made with this Star the ia/is of an //^Af/^/ triangIc,on the top 
whereof was th« inferiour Star of the Ear. The two fides of this 
Triangle were two times and an half bigger than the hp; fo 
that the Comet was at four degrees from the fign of GemimAn 
the Northern Latit. of 5 Jegr.and gS'^The clouds being almoft 
preiently return d,we eould obferve no further. 
Jpril 4. The Heaven was conftantly cover'd , fo th at we 
Gould make no Obfervation at all. 
^/r?7.5.h.8. ateven,the Comet had pafs'd the Northern Ear 
of Taarw^, and was equally diftant from the upper Star of the 
Northern Ear,and from that which was on the front of Tamus^ 
He was alfo as diftant from the inferior Star of theEar ofTflaraC 
as this Sear is from the next Weft.ward,byTyeho call' d inferior 
pr<ecedentis lateris^adri!ateri;and a ftreight Iine,drawn throuah 
the Comet and the upper Star of the Ear, made an almoft right 
angle with an other Kne,drawn from the Comet to the inferior 
of the two fmall ftarSythat are above the Eye of T^ara^, This 
place being carried over to the Map of the fixt ftars.the Comet 
was found at 6.deg. 18'. of the fign of Gemini, in the Northern 
latit.of 3. deg.4i\He was fo confufed this night,that even with 
the 17 foot TeIef<:opewe could notexadiy diftrnguiffi the 
Head from tha Chevelure.which environed him. The whole 
appeared a little bigger than the difgue Jupiter, feen by the 
fame T^lefeope. 
Jpr. 6. h. 8. at even , a flreight line drawn from tha Comee 
JO the flar that is in the front oi Taurus, mide a right angle with 
an other flreight liiie tjrawn from this fame ffar to the inferiour 
oi the two that are above the EyerAnd the diftance of this later 
ftar to that ofJaaraf was twice the diftance of the fatne ftarof 
the front oiTmrus to theComet. This place being transferr'd 
upon the Map of the fixt ftars, the Comet was found at 7. deg. 
25' o£Gm?,inthe Northern latir, of 3.deg.45'. wefaw 
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