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C'47> 
PHILOSOPHICAL 
TRANS ACTIONS. 
Man day ? Feb , 12.1 66f. 
The Contents. 
An Apendix ts the Directions for Seamen, bound for far voyages. 
Of the judgment of feme of the Engiifh Afironomers , touching 
the difference between two learned men, about an Obfer nation 
made of the firft of the two late Comets. Of a Correfpondency, 
to he procured for the finding out of the. 1 rue dijtance of the Sun 
and Moon from the Earth. Of an Obfervation not long fine e made in 
England of Saturn. An Account of fame Mercurial Ob[ervations y 
made with a Barometer, and their Rejults. Some Obfervatiom 
of Vipers 3 made by an Italian Philo fopher . 
An Appendix to 
bound for far Voyager . 
tor 
Hereas it may be of good ufe,both Naval 
and Philofiophicdl , to know, both how to 
found depths cd the fea without a Line, 
and to fetch up water from any depth of 
the fame 5 the f ollowing waies have been 
contrived by Mr. Hoof to perform both ; 
(which Oiould have been added to the 
lately printed DtreUwns for Seamen yt th 
it could have been conveniently done.)' 
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