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L’Abbe de la Caille 
Mr. MefTier obferved 
Pere Noel - 
Mr. Fouchy - 
Mr. Ferner 
Mr. dc la Lande - 
f i ft contact at 8 28 37 
} 2 d contad at 8 46 494 
j i ft contad at 8 28 27 
| 2 d contad at 8 46 37 
[i ft contad at 8 28 27 
( 2 d contad at 8 46 42 
f i ft contad at 8 28 29 
\ 2 d contad at 8 46 43 
\ i ft contad at 8 28 25 
[2 d contad at 8 46 54 
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Considering the quicknefs, with which the lumi- 
nous thread of the fun’s limb was broken, by the 
approach of Venus’s limb, 1 have fufficient founda- 
tion for fuppofing, that almoft all the difference be- 
tween thefe obfervations, for the firft contad, depends 
folely upon the different goodnefs of the inftruments, 
and particularly the mealuring the time. It feems 
to me, that the obfervations of the laft contad agree, 
for the fame reafons that the others differ from one 
another. 
Being in company laft night at flipper with Mr. de 
la Lande *, I had the pleafure of hearing him do the 
Englifh nation juftice, with regard to what the learned 
world owe it; exprefiing, at the fame time, a very 
great defire of feeing England, as foon as peace is 
eftablifhed between it and his own country. In the 
mean time, he prefents his obfervations upon the 
paffage of Venus to the Royal Society, as a teftimony 
* Of the Royal Academy of Sciences. 
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