[ 2* 6 ] 
N. B. There were three feveral obfervers, with 
good telefcopes, who all agreed as to the moments of 
beginning and ending. 
Air. Cook having communicated his obfervation to 
me, I (hewed it to Mr. George Witcheli, who told 
me he had a very exadl obfervation of the fame 
eclipfe, taken at Oxford by the Rev. Mr. Hornfby ; 
and he would compute, from the comparifon, the 
difference of longitude of the places of obfervation, 
making due allowance for the effedt of parallax, and 
the earth’s prolate fpheroidal figure } and he has lince 
given me the following refult: 
5 h 23' 59" beginn. at Oxford. ? h 7' 5" end at Oxford, 
o 46 48 beginn. at Borgeo Ifles. 3 39 14 end at Borgeo Ifles. 
4 37 11 3 27 51 
— 51 59 effeft of parallax, &c. -f 17 35 effedt of parallax, &c. 
3 45 22 diff. of meridians. 3 45 i 6 difS. of meridians. 
J. Bevis. 
XXV. Letter 
