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6 . An Obfervation of the Comet feen at Lisbon, by 
G. R. Vanbrugh, Efq ; on board the Burford Man of 
War. Communicated to the Royal Society, by 1 ohn 
Hadley, Efqt V Tref R. S. 
Lisbon , Jan. 29, 1736-7. 
A T 6 Hours 49 Minutes, P. M. we faw a Comet 
with a long brufh Tail, at which time its Alti- 
tude was found y Degrees iy Minutes, its Diftance 
from Venus 1 8 Degrees y Minutes ; and Venus’s Alti- 
tude was observed 20 Degrees 40 Minutes. It bore 
due Weft. 
G. R. Vanbrugh, 
[Note by John Machin, R. S. Seer . 3 
<c The Place of the Comet, according to this Obfervation,' 
cc ought to be on Jan. 29. 7 Hours 39 Minutes, Eq. Time at 
cc Lond. P. M. (X. 13 Degrees 38 Minutes) Latitude 3 Degrees, 
cc 59 Minutes, 40 Seconds, Bor. The Comet of 1556 moves the 
cc fame way, hath its Nodes nearly in the fame Place, and with nearly 
£ the fame Inclination to the Ecliptic.” 
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