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peated trials fome days before, I found the telefcope at diftimfl vifion, when it ftood at 
O on the fcale j therefore I put it to this before I meafured Venus’s diameter. 
I read them all off myfelf and faw each written down. 
Time by 
the clock 
Apparent 
time 
Mcafure by 
micrometer 
D°,red.&cor. 
in min. & fee. 
H 
M 
s 
H 
M 
s 
In. pts. 
V. 
M 
s 
22 
35 
28 
22 
39 
24 
0 
50 
18 
3 
57 -A 
22 
41 
0 
22 
44 
56 
0 
5° 
15 
0 
0 
S4»8 
Difference of declination between the 
22 
45 
34 
22 
49 
30 
0 
SO 
12 
3 
52.3 
►North limb of Venus and the North limb 
22 
5° 54 
22 
54 
50 
0 
50 
20 
3 
59»i 
of the Sun. 
22 
57 44 
23 
I 
40 
0 
50 
8 
3 
4«:8 
J 
Dilfance of the Eallern limbs of the Sun 
23 
6 
47 
23 
10 
43 
I 
75 
2 
12 
37>7 
and Venus in lines parallel to the equator; 
23 
II 
5 
23 
15 
1 
I 
75 
18 
12 
51^4 
,or rather the tranflation of Venus, in order 
23 
14 51 
23 
18 
47 
I 
80 
7 
13 
3’3 
to produce an artificial internal contact with 
the Sun to the Eafi. 
23 
18 36 
23 
22 
32 
2 
35 
19 
17 
8,5. 
Diftance of the Weftern limbs of the Sun 
23 
23 
21 
23 
27 
17 
2 
30 
i6 
16 
44,5 
^and Venus in lines parallel to the equator. 
23 
25 
49 
23 
29 
45 
2 
30 
0 
16 
30.8 
J 
23 
31 
9 
23 
35 
6 
0 
55 
24 
4 
23,8 
Difference of declination between the 
23 
35 
50 
23 
39 
47 
0 
60 
3 
4 
27,3 
^Northern limbs of the Sun and Venus. 
23 
40 
9 i 
23 
44 
6 
0 
60 
5 
4 
29,0 
23 
45 
2 
23 
48 
59 
3 
75 
12 
27 
0,5 
Difference of declination between the 
23 
47 
53 
23 
51 
50 
7 
kJ 
75 
27 
2,2 
► South limb of the Sun and the North limb 
23 
50 
0 
23 
53 
57 
0 
0 
75 
7 
26 
56,2 
J 
of Venus. 
1 
I 
I now took my telefcope from the equatoreal (land, and placed it on its own proper 
ftand and took the following obfervations. 
June 3 
. 
1769 
0 
2 
10 
0 
6 
7 
0 
80 
3 
5 
52,7 
Neareft diff. of G ’s 
N. 
limb 
from 
? ’s 
S. 
limb 
0 
7 
53 
0 
1 1 
5 ° 
0 
0 
75 
2 
26 
51,9 
Greateft difi. of G ’ 
s S, 
limb 
from 
? ’s 
N. 
limb 
0 
1 1 
42 
0 
IS 
39 
0 
80 
2 
5 
51,8 
Neareft difi. of G ’s 
N. 
limb 
from 
? ’ 
s S. 
limb 
0 
14 
17 
0 
18 
14 
3 
75 
3 
2b 
52,8 
Greateft dift. of G ’ 
s S. 
limb 
from 
¥ ’s 
N. 
limb 
0 
18 
19 
0 
22 
16 
0 
80 
0 
5 
50,1 
Neareft dift. of Q’t 
N. 
limb 
from 
¥ 
s. 
limb 
0 
20 
14 
0 
24 
1 1 
3 
70 
16 
26 
42,5 
Greateft dift. of O’i 
;S 1 
imb from 
¥ ’s 
N. 
limb 
0 
23 
13 
0 
27 
10 
0 
80 
t 
5 
5 S >2 
Neareft dift. of G ’s 
N. 
limb 
from 
¥ 
S. 
limb 
0 
25 
281 
0 
29 
25 
3 
70 
18 
26 
44-2 
Greateft dift. of G ’ 
sS. 
limb 
from 
¥ ’s 
N. 
liub 
0 
27 
37 
0 
31 
34 
0 
80 
5 
5 
54,4 
Neareft dift. of G ’s 
N. 
limb 
from 
¥ ’ 
s S. 
limb 
T 
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