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quadrant. The third day, I repeated the fame, and 
again laft night : by which you will fee my clock 
meafures time corredtly enough. Thurfday, the 4th, 
was very hot and fultry all day j the evening, hazy 
and foggy. Fearing the night following might prove 
the fame (as it unluckily did), and that I fhould not 
be able to take the equal altitudes of any of the ftars 
before and after they had paffed the meridian, I ob~ 
ferved, on Friday, feveral correfpondent altitudes of 
the upper limb of the fun, in the morning and after- 
noon j by which the time may be precifely enough 
afcertained. At the bottom, I trouble you with an 
account of thefe obfervations, as alfo of fome made, 
the day following. 
It gives me much concern, that I cannot herein 
anfwer your expectations, in a more perfect and fatif- 
fadtory manner ; but, I allure you, Sir, I did every 
thing in my power for that purpofe, and fhould moft 
readily embrace any opportunity of teftifying the re- 
fpedt I owe you. I beg you’ll prefent my compliments 
to Mr. Short 5 and am,. 
S I R, &c. 
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