Of the Judgement offome of the Englifh Aftro- 
nomers^ touching the difference between two 
learned men ^ about an Obfervation made of 
theFirflofthetwolateQom^ts. 
whereas notice has been takenin 2Va;«. 6. of thekTranfi 
aBionsy that there was fome difference between thofe two de- 
fcrvedly celebrated Philolophers, Monfieur Hevelius and Mon- 
fieuT Au^out^ concerning an Obfervationj made by the former 
of them, on the A of February 1 66 s* ^ that thereupon fome E- 
minent Englijh Allronoraers,confidering the importance of the 
difpute, had undertaken the examination thereof 5 it will, 'tis 
conceived, not be unacceptable to fuch, as faw thofe Papers, 
to be informed, what has been done and difcerned by them 
in that matter. They having therefore compared the Printed 
Writings of the two DifTenters, and withall confulted the ob- 
fcrvations made with Telefcopes at home, by fome of the moft 
intelh'gent^Aftronomefsamongftthemj who have attentively 
obfcrved the Pofition of that fo;7J^/tpthe Tekfcdpical?iar%^ 
that lay in its way; Do thereupon Joyntly conclude, that,. 
whatever that Appearance was, which 
B; Telefcopical Stars ^^^^^ ^^^^ .j^^ -^^ . 
helpcf a Tele/cope, rel" loil Concerning the fame, they do in 
no ¥/ife queftion^ the faid Cornet did not 
come neer that Star in the left Ear of Artes^ where the faid M. 
Hevelius fuppofes it to have pafled^but took its courfe neer the 
Blight Star in its Left Hoi n, according to Bayers Tables. And 
fmce that the Obfervations of judicious both French J talian^^ 
Dutch AftronomersCas many of them,as are come to the Know- 
ledgcof the Englijh^ do in the main fully agree with theirs,they 
dp 'not at all doubt, but that, there being fuch an unanimous 
con* 
