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XCV. An Account of the Comet feen at Paris, 
in June 1762 .* In an Extract of a Letter , 
dated at Paris, July 30, 176 2 f from Mon f 
De la Lande, of the Royal Academy of Sci- 
ences at Paris, to Charles Morton, Af. D» 
Secretary to the Royal Society . 
Read Nov. 4, "W" Ongitude of the afcend-l 
176z * Jj y ing node - - - „jH *9 3 
Longitude of the perihelion - - - 3 15 14 
Inclination - -- -- -- - 84 45 
Paflage through the perihelion 28th of May, at 
3 5 h 27', middle time. 
Perihelion diftance 1,0124, fuppoling the diftance 
of the Sun from the Earth to be i j 
We were not able to obferve this comet later than 
the 5th of July. It was even at too great a diftance 
on that day ; and was but ill obferved from the 30th 
of June. This comet refembles none of the forty- 
nine comets, whofe elements are already known. 
XCVI, Minutes 
