XIV. A Letter from the Rev 4 Ebenezar La- 
tham, K 2). M. and M. 2), to C. Morti- 
mer, M. 2). S. R. S. concerning the true 
Delineation of the Afterifms irithekntknt 
I Was obliged, by the Favour of yours, with Number 
447. of the T ranfafiions, by which I find we have 
the Globe of the Heavens already contrived for the Ufe 
I intended. I never heard of Mr. Senex’s Invention, 
ib. N° 447. before the Hint yours gave me, and 
am pleafed with the Opportunity I had of producing 
it to the World. It is many Years fince I firft thought 
of this Method, and have often fuggefted it to fome 
Students. The Difpute that arofe about Sir lfaac 
Newtons Chronological Index, communicated by 
Abbe Conti , confirmed my Opinion of the Advantage 
that would attend it ; efpecially the Admonition our 
learned Dr. Halley gave Father Souciet , (“ to inform 
“ himfelf in the Sph<erioyues> fo as to give us the right 
“ Afcenfion of the Stars truly from their given Lati- 
“ tude and Longitude”) made me yet more fenfible 
how neceffary fomething of this kind was, to let 
common Readers into the Merits of the Controverfy. 
But it was perfedly accidental, that I ever prefumed 
to mention at all to your Learned Body , this Altera- 
tion in the Conftru&ion of the Globes, which I had 
fo often wifhed might obtain for the Ufe of feveral 
Sciences. You will receive, with this, one Scheme, 
SIR 
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