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jufted exa£l]y to the fame length as it had been at Green- 
wich. Without the end of the tent facing the clock, 
and 12 feet from it, flood the obfervatory, in which 
were fet up the journeyman clock and aftronomical 
quadrant : this lafl, made by Mr. Bird, of one foot 
radius, flood upon the head of a large cafk fixed firm 
in the ground, and well filled with wctt heavy fand. 
A centinei was placed continually over the tent and 
obfervatory, with orders to fuffer no one to enter either 
the one or the other, but thofe whofe bufinefs it was. 
The telcfcopes made ufe of in the obfervations were — 
Two refleding ones of two feet focus each, made by 
the late Mr. James Short, one of which was furnifhed 
with an objedl glafs microrneter. Thus furnifhed, the 
following obfervations were made. 
Obferva- 
