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4. Tart of a Letter from RofeFuller, M. D. F. R. S. 
to the Trefident j mentioning a Comet feen in Ja- 
maica, /^January 1736-7. 
Spanifh-Town, Mar. 1. 1736-7. 
W E have nothing new here to write you of, but 
the Appearance of a Comet, which was firft 
perceived about the 26th of January , but muft, by 
its PJainnefs then, have been vifible for fome time be- 
fore. It was in the Weft firft of all, fome Degrees 
below and dire&ly under Venus : Every Night it ap- 
pear'd nearer to that Star, but inclined Northerly. In 
about a Fortnight, it was parallel to it, and in a W eek 
after, was no more to be feen. 
I am, &c. 
Rofe Fuller. 
f. Extract of a Letter from Mr, Sartorius, a Mif- 
fionary ^Madras, dated Feb. 9. 1736-7. V S* 
to Mr* Bayer at Petersburgh j concerning the Co- 
met. Tranfiated from the German ^ C. M, 
R . S . Sec . 
F O R feven Days laft paft, about 7 Hours Vefpere 
there hath appear'd a dim Comet, as we took it 
to be : It is feen in the Weft, under Venus towards 
the S. W. It looks through a Tube of 10 or 1 1 Feet 
long, like a dim or pale Planet •, its Tail tends upwards. 
What do the Aftronomers in Europe fay of it, if it 
hath been feen there? 
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