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Obf. of Long. May 28, 1769, obferved by the fame, at the fame ’ 
place, with the fame inftrument, an emerfion of 
the firft fatellite of Jupiter, at 14 hours, 2 mi- 
nutes, and 40 feconds, mean or equal time. Alfo, 
obferved by the fame, -at the fame place, with ‘ 
the fame inftrument', a fuperior conjundtion of 
the fourth fatellite of Jupiter, at u hours, 14; 
minutes, and 17 feconds, mean or equal time; . 
and it entirely difappeared at 11 hours, 24 mi- 
nutes, and 3 feconds, mean or equal time. 
ObLof Tranf. June 3, 1769, obfervedj by th^ fame, at the fame 
place, with the fame inftrument, the Tranfit of 
Venus, as follows : at 2 hours, 28 minutes, and 
1 1 feconds, perceived a luminous point on the 
lower part of 'the Sun’s limb, by appearance j 
and, in the fame place, i| feconds afterwards, 
the firft- external contact was form'ed, which 
redlified as the clock or time-piece of Graham 
vvus 15 feconds too faft at the time of obferva- 
tion (as proved by equal altitudes of the Sun taken 
with Bird’s aftronomical quadrant, on the ift, 2d, - 
4th, and 5th inftant) the equal or mean time of 
obferving the firft external contact will be at 2 - 
hours, 27 minutes, and 48 feconds. Mr. St. Ger- 
main, of the feminary of Quebec, obferved the 
famecontadl, at the fame inftant, with Short’s 2 
feet 'refleifting telefcope. Clouds, intervening, . 
prevented the obfervation of the firft internal con- - 
tad : but at 6 o’clock the Planet might be feen • 
with the naked eye on the Sun’s difc, through i 
the hazinefs of the atmofphere. 
Obf. of I>ong. June 6, 1769, obferved by the fame, at the fame “ 
place, with the fame inftrument, an emerfion of 
the firft fatellite of Jupiter, at 10 hours, 26 mi- - 
nutes, and 22 feconds, mean or equal time. 
Ohf. of Lat. January 2, 1768, obferved by Enfign George'' 
Sproule, of the 59th regiment of foot, on the 
fouth^ point, at the entrance of the bafon of 
Gafpee, with Pladley’s quadrdnt, and an artifi-- 
cial horizon, the latitude, viz. 
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