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pondent altitudes of the Sun to adjuft his watch 
(which was furnifhed with a hand to diftinguifh fe- 
conds) to the apparent time, Mr. Hancock himfelf 
marking the Times while I obferved. The telefcope 
I ufed was a refledtor made by Dollond, in perfect 
order, being fent out of England by the laft fhips, 
and in length about 22 inches. 
Our firffc obfervation was on November the firft, 
the day preceding the eclipfe, the Sun’s upper limb 
being at the horizontal wire of the quadrant’s mov- 
able telefcope, on the eaftern fide of the B y the watch 
meridian when the watch marked - — - 
Nov. 1. 
O Altitude, 
47 ° 8' 
Sun’s upper limb at the fame on the 
weftern fide -------j *4 2 4 3 1 
Dividing the Sum by - - - - -2/24 15 1 
H M s 
9 SO 3 ° 
Sun’s center on the merid. by the watch 
Equation of the day - - - - - 
Watch fafler than equated folar time - 
12 7 30 
11 43 49 
o 23 41 
Nov. 2, 
O Altitude, 
5 l° 26'. 
Sun’s upper limb at the horizontal wire 1 
on the eaftern fide - - - - _ j 10 2 4 33 
The fame at the fame on the weft fide - I 13 59 50 
Dividing the Sun by ----- 2 ^24 24 23 
Sun’s center on the merid. by the watch 
Equation of the day - - - - - 
Watch falter than equated folar time - 
Watch fafler yefterday - - - 
Gain of the watch thefe 24 hours - - 
12 12 11 
11 43 48 
o 28 23 
o 23 4 r 
o 4 42 
Obfervations 
