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XL VI I. ExtraEl from a Paper of Monf De 
la Lande, of the Royal Academy of Sciences 
at Paris, to Mr . Gael Morris, of the Tdranfit 
of Venus, on the 6 th June 1761, ohferved 
at Tobolfk in Siberia, by M . Chappe. 
Apparent time. 
Read Feb. 25, TT'ND of the eclipfe of] h ' ' 
IX the fun, 2d Tune 1761, >18 11 4 
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Internal contact of Venus with the fun’s | ~ 
limb at ingrefs, 5th June - - -} I( ^ ° 2 
Internal contact at the egrefs, 6th June o 49 204 
External contact at the egrefs - - - 1 7 394 
Thefe obfervations were taken with a refracting te- 
lefcope of 19 Paris feet focal length, with an eye- 
glafs of 3 inches focus. 
The leaft diftance of the fouthern limb of Venus 
from the neared: limb of the fun, was meafured by a 
micrometer fitted to a 10 feet telefcope, and found to 
be = 6' 2", and the fun’s diameter was =r=. 31' 3 7". 
XLVIII. Ob - 
