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World, and the North point of the needle would turn 
to the South end of the Iron, and contrarily xht South 
point of the needle would turn to the North end of 
the Iron, and alter its relped: to the Poles j; ov 6 points, 
V and no farther 5 but hold the Iron perpendicular, and 
put the middle thereof to the needle, it would 'ftill 
tefped: t\iQ Poles. 
Lat^, 17 South, and Meridian dift. from the Li* 
^ard 17^. 3/ WeJL 
Here the N""* point of the needle would not refped 
the upper end oi the Iron, but rather forfake it, but 
the point would ftill lomething refpeft the lower 
end, and alter its true pofition about 2 points ; but take 
the Iron and lay it allope over the Compafs, fo that 
the upper end be towards the S°. Pole, and the lower 
end to the N". and then the N"*. point would refped: 
the lower end^ and^follow it i but if you point the up- 
per end to the N°. and the lower end to the S°. the 
N°. point will forfake it. But if you lay it Hori^s^on-^ 
tali, it would do as in the foregoing Obfervations. 
LatK i f'^, 00' S°. and 20"^. oo'T^^y? from the Lizard. 
Here the point of the needle began to reljpecSt 
the upper end of the Iron, and the N°. point the 
lower end,and foUowd it about one point ; but lay the 
Iron Hori^ontall, and the point refpe(9:ed the S\ 
end of the Iron, and contrary wife, &c. 
, Lat"^, zo^. 20' and 19^^. 20' JVeJl bom the Lii^ard. 
Note that the S°. point of the needle refped:ed the 
upper end of the Iron, and the N°. point the lower 
end pretty itrongly, and followed it, 3 or 4 points i buf 
lay it Hori^ontall and it wouldjdo as before^ ^ 
' Latd. 2/. 2/, and 13^. 10' Weji from the Merid. of 
the Lizard. 
Here the S ^ point of the needle refpedred the upper 
end of the Iron, and the point the lower end itrongly. 
