68 
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January, 
A VOYAGE TO [South Coast. 
The following anatomical admeasurement of one of the best 
proportioned of our visitors, was furnished by the surgeon, Mr. 
Hugh Bell • 
Ft. 
Full height 
in. 
7 
Circumference of the head 1 11 
From the transverse nasal 
suture, to the posterior 
ridge of the occiput - 1 
From the small rim of each 
ear across the forehead I 
From the nasal suture, over 
the nose, to the tip of 
the chin, 0 
From ditto, to the tip of the 
nose, - - - 0 
From the tip of the nose to 
the edge of the upper lip 0 
From the edge of the un- 
der lip, to the tip of the 
chin - - '0 
Extent of the mouth - 0 
■ — nostrils - 0 
lower jaw from 
each angle - - 0 
Length of the arm - 1 
fore arm - 1 
middle meta- 
carpal bone 0 
middle finger 0 
■ femur, from 
3 0 
0 0 
5 2 
1 G 
1 0 
1 
5 
2 
1 
1 
6 
8 
6 
1 
6 
0 
0 
4 
0 
4 
3 
Ft. in. 1. 
the great trochanter to its 
lower end - - 1 5 6 
Length of the tibia - 14 6 
foot - 0 10 0 
Length from the protuber- 
ance of the inner ancle, to 
the tip of the heel, - 0 3 9 
Ditto, to the end of the 
great toe - - 0 8 6 
Circumference of the neck 10 6 
. chest 2 8 9 
pelvis 2 4 9 
., arm 0 10 6 
elbow 
joint 
- 0 
-fore arm 0 
- wrist 0 
- thigh 1 
9 
9 
6 
7 
Circumference just above 
the knee joint - -11 
ofthekneejoint 1 1 
leg, 
immediately below the 
knee joint - _ o 11 
— leg 1 0 
the small 0 7 
0 10 
foot 
6 
9 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
6 
Our operations at the observatory were not favoured by the 
weather ; but a sufficient number of observations was obtained for 
all the purposes of navigation : 
