r ,i8r ] 
■and the end at 20.'’ 18' 38'h with the appulfe of the 
Moon to feveral of the fpots. 
In an unfurnifhed room of the Hofpital, thatcom- 
•manded the north- weft part of the horizon, Mr. Ni^ 
kitin of St. Mary Hall, and infpedor of the Rufhan 
gentlemen fent here ftr their education by the Em- 
prefs of Ruflia, and Mr. Williamfon, of St. Alban 
Hall, both well verfed in the Mathematics, made the 
following obfervations of tlie tranfit, with a refledtor 
of JO inches, and a refradlor of 8 feet : 
iftext. coiit. Ingrefs. 
h > ff h / // 
Mr. Nikitin 7 6 44 | 7 24 134 
Mr. Williamfon 7 6 29 I 7 24 104 
The tranht and the eclipfe were alfo obferved here 
by the Reverend Mr. Hcrftey, F. R. S. and Mr. Cy- 
ril Jackfon, A. B. and ftudent of Chrift Church. 
But as Mr. Horftey propofes to lay the obfervations 
before the Society, I have only to add, that I be- 
lieve them to have been made with all the accuracy 
and care that the circumftances of the time and 
place would permit; and that thofe gentlemen are 
not left diftinguiftied by their zeal for aftronomical 
and mathematical inquiry, than for their extenfive 
knowledge and erudition. 
The latitude of Oxford is 51° 45' 15'', as deter- 
mined by myfelf, -from feveral obfervations of the 
Pole Star, both above and below the Pole, with an 
excellent mural quadrant, of 32 inches, made by 
Mr. Bird ; the focal length of the telefcope being 
34 inches. 
