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At 23 H. 49 M. 48 S. by little clock, or 23 H. 57 M. 51 S. 
by obfervatory clock, which is 7 47 34 S. apparent 
time, the 3d * of Aquarius vanifhed inftantaneoufly, clouds 
coming over the moon at the fame time. Therefore it remains 
a little" dubious, whether this was the very inftant of the ftar’s 
occultation by the moon, or whether it was obfeured by the 
clouds, though I rather fuppofe the former from the manner of 
its vanifhing, and alfo becaufe when the clouds cleared away 
prefently the ftar was gone. 
December 4 th , by equal altitudes, the fun palled the meridian 
at 16 H. 9 M. 11,3 s. and December 5 th at 16 H. 1 2 M. 33,4 s. 
by the obfervatory clock, whence the obferved times are eaiily 
reduced to apparent time, as above. 
Finding the above obfervations of December 4 th (though they 
may be depended on to half a fecond of time) to be ft ill incom- 
moded by a fmall trembling of the telefcope, owing to its rett- 
ing on a floor ; I determined, for the future, to make thefe ob- 
fervations, at the little obfervatory, on the ground, which I 
caufed to be altered, to make it more convenient for this pur- 
pofe. Here I conftantly made ufe of the polar axis, which I 
found to afford conttderable advantages with refpedt to the faci- 
lity and exadtnefs of making the obfervations. 
5 January 8 th 1762. Compared the moon’s weftern limb, 
with feveral ftars, with refpea to right afcenfion, at the little 
obfervatory. The four ftars, with which the moon was com- 
pared, are diftinguifhed by letters, according to the order of 
their right afcenfion. 
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