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II. T$e Longitude o/.Carthagena in America. 
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H Aving lately, by the Favour of Sir Hans Sloane^ 
received a Packet of Obfervations from Carta- 
gene in America^ made by Colonel T>on Juan de Her- 
rera^ Chief Engineer of that City, I find among them 
one Imraerfion of the firft Satellite of Jupiter into his 
Shadow, obferved there by a Telefcope of 17 -1 Feet, 
on April 9. Stilo vet. 1722. at 15^. 58 ^ 44 appa- 
rent Time *, and two Emerfions of tlte fame^, viz. Ju- 
ly %.\\ 25 ' 41 and July 21. 9 42 ' 17 Stil. 
vet» all which tally with Obfervations made at Wan- 
fted^ by the Reverend Dr. ^oimd and Mr. Bradley who 
obferved there the very next Kclipfes to all the three ^ 
that is to fay, the Imraerfion by a fifteen Foot Tube, 
on April 1 1. 1 5 28 / 40" Temp, aqu. or 15 30 ' 
25 // Temp. app. And the firft Emerfion, July y, 10 h. 
59 f 2^ f! Temp. aq. by the Refiedler, and ti after, 
or 10 h. 59 f 46 " by the 15 foot Glafs, that is, 10 h. 
54 ' 12 // apparent Time. The other was obferved at 
Wanjled. July ^3. 9 /;. 19 ' Temp. aq. both by 
the Refledter and 1 5 foot Glafs •, that is to fay, at 
^ h. 13 ' 35* apparent Time. Subflrad: from each of 
thefe one Period of this Satellite, or i 18 28 ^ 36 
and April i). 1$ A 58 ^ 44 ft at Cartagene will be 
21 I ' 49 of the fame Day at JVanfled^ and the 
difference of Meridians 5 Z?. 3 / 5 Likewife by the 
firft Emerfion, July 5. ii h, X3' 41// diCartagene was 
at Wanted 16 h. 25/ 3 6 // of that Day, whence the Dif- 
ference of Meridians 5 A i ' 55 ". But by the laft E- 
a merfion, 
