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Xvill make a more remarkable appearance after it has 
palled the fun, than it does at prefent. I know not 
whether this comet has been obferved by any perfon 
about London; if I thought it had, I would not have 
given your lordfhip the trouble of this ; but I wifhed 
to put other people upon the look-out, who will 
probably make more of it than I can. [For the ap- 
pearance of this comet, fee Plate IV.] I have the 
honour to be, 
My Lord, 
Your Lordfhip’s 
moft obedient and moft humble {ervanf, 
Alex. Bricc. 
XI. A Report concerning the Microfcope- 
Glaffes^fent as aP ref ent to the Royal Society * , 
by Father di Torre of Naples, and referred 
to the Examination of Mr. Baker, F. R. S. 
Read April 
1766. 
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M' 
R. Baker now returns the micro- 
fcope glaffes, which the Royal 
Society did him the honour to refer to his examination: 
and he would have returned them much fooner, had 
he not waited till he could examine them by bright 
day-light, being defirous to do them all the juftice 
in his power. 
* Vid. Phil. Tranf. Vol. LV. p. 258. 
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