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In order to after tain the Sun’s parallax, with more 
certainty, I have compared the observation of the in- 
ternal contact at the egrefs at the Cape, with the ob- 
fervations of the fame contact made at fifteen diffe- 
rent places in Europe. But, before I proceed any 
farther, I fhall mention the times of fuch obfervations, 
from whence I had them ; and the longitudes of thofe 
places, and from whence I likewife had thofe. 
Internal ContadV at h I " h f 11 
Greenwich - at - 8 19 o from Phil. Tranf. Longitude from the Cape — 1 13 35 W. from Phil Tranfadt, 
Shirburn Caft. at 8 15 10 from ditto .... - from Greenwich = o 4 z W. from ditto. 
8 15 '4 
Savile-Houfe - at 8 18 22 from ditto - - - - - from Greenwich = o o 30 W. from ditto. 
Lc/keard - - at 8 o 21 from ditto « - - - - from Greenwich — o 18 32 W. from ditto. 
Paris - - - at 8 28 25 from ditto - - - - - from Greenwich — o 9 10 E. from Conn, des Teme. 
8 28 29 
Bologna - . at 9 4 54 from ditto > - - - • from Paris - - =0 36 5 E. from ditto. 
9 5 0 
Rome - - - at 9 9 36 from a private letter - - - from Paris - - = 0 40 37 E. from ditto. 
Drontheim - at 9 1 49 from a private letter - - - from Greenwich — o 43 58 E. from a private letter. 
Upfal - - . at 9 28 3 from Phil. Tranf. - - - from Paris - - = 1 1 10 E. from Phil. Tranf. 
9 28 9 
Stockolm - - at 9 30 8 from ditto .... - from Paris - - = 1 3 10 E. from Conn, des Terns, 
9 3 ° 1 1 
Hemofand - at 9 28 52 from Swedifh adts - - - from Paris - - — 1 2 12 E. from Phil. Tranf, 
Calmar - - at 9 23 40 from ditto - - - - from Stockolm =0 6 27 W. from Swedifb adb, 
Abo - • at * 9 45 59 from Phil. Tranf. - - - from Paris - - = x 19 17E. from Phil. Tranf. 
Tornea - - [at 9 54 8 ftom ditto ----- from Paris - - = 1 27 28 E. from ditto. 
Cajaneburg - at 10 8 39 from Swedifh adts - - - from Stockolm =0 39 20 E. from Swedifh adds. 
Cape of G. Hope at 9 39 48 from Phil. Tranf. - - - from Greenwich = 1 13 35 E. from Phil. Tranf. 
9 39 5 Z 
As there were feveral obfervers at Tome places, I 
have therefore fet down the two extreme obfervations, 
that I may afterwards take the mean of them. 
One reafon, I apprehend, why the obfervers, even 
at the fame place, differ fome feconds in the time of 
the contact, may arife from this, that fome of them 
* In the Phil. Tranfa&ions it is at 9 h 46'’ 59", but that this 
is a miilake, in writing down the minutes, may be eafily proved. 
judged. 
