INDEX. 
Venus , obfervations made at Greenwich and at Shirburn- 
Caftle on her tranfit over the Sun, June 6, 1761, by 
the Rev. Mr. B!ifs, p. 173. — further obfervations on 
the fame, by ditto, 23 3.— her diameter, p. 176 times 
and meafurements taken at Savile-houfe by Mr. Short 
and Dr. Bevis, p. 1 8 1 . — by John Canton, M. A. p. 
182. — at Chelfea by Mr. Samuel Dunn, p. 184 rea- 
fons afligned why fhe has an armofphere around her, 
p. 192. andfeep. 213, 228, 398. — at St. Helena by 
the Rev. Mr. Ncvil Mafkelyne, p. 1 96. — her next tranf- 
it to be in 1769, p. 199. — her tranfit at Lefkeard 
in Cornwall, deferibed by the Rev. Mr. Richard Hay- 
don, p. 202 — at Sweden, by Mr. Peter Wavgentin, 
fecretary to the Royal academy of Sciences there, p. 
212. — more obfervations on the fame in other parts 
of Sweden, p. 213. — in Paris by Hieronimus De la 
Lande, p. 216. — in and near Paris by Mr. Benedict 
Fermer, profefifor of afbonomy at Upfal, p. 221.— at 
Conftantinople by his excellency James Porter, Efq; 
p. 226. — at Upfal in Sweden by Mr. Thorbern Berg- 
man, p . 227. — at Cajaneburgh in Sweden by Monf. 
Planman, p. 231 Venus never feen in conjunction 
with the Sun till 1639, by Mr. Horrox and Mr. Crab- 
tree, p. 233 this tranfit of 1761 predicted by Kep- 
ler from the Rodolphine tables, ibid. — at Madeira by 
Antonius Eximenus, p . 251. — at Tobolfk in Siberia 
by M. Chappe, p. 254. — at Leyden by profefior John 
Lulofs, p. 255. — at the Ifland of Rodrigues, by Mr. 
Pingree of the royal academy of fciences at Paris, p. 
371. — at the Cape of Good Hope by Mr. Charles 
Mafon, p. 383. — at Madrafs, by the Rev. Mr. Wil- 
liam Hirft, chaplain of one of his Majefty’s lhips in the 
Eaft Indies, p. 396. at the total immerfion appeared 
not circular, but like a nine-pin, p. 398. — at Bologna 
by profeffor Zanotti, p. 399. 
Vefuvius , an account of an eruption from that mount, 
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Veturius , a Samnitename, often miftaken for Vettius,p. 30. 
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