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By the firft of the above obfervatlons with a fup- 
pofed lat. = 47'’ 1 5', being the refult of a former 
obfervation, and the Sun’s declination (correded for 
the longitude) :r: 22° 3 1' 5 1'^ N. and half the elapfed 
43' 5 1 '^^4- latitude will be founder; 
47° 16' 51'', N. 
By the fecond obfervation, computed in the like 
manner, the latitude will be 47° 16^ 41'^ N. 
The place of obfervation on the idand of Coudre, 
by an adual furvey, bears from Quebec, N. 41 ° 30', 
E. by the true meridian, diftance 5 5 ftatute miles, 
rr52 marine ; which gives D. latitude 39'' and 
Dep. 34^=50' D, longitude =3' 20'' of time be- 
tween Quebec and Coudre. 
I have here mentioned every particular relative to 
the obfervation, and as it really happened, that you 
might, with greater certainty, corred any errors that 
may be found therein. 
To prove the time afeertained by correfponding 
equal altitudes, thofe altitudes taken within an hour 
of the tranfit might be worked feparately, remember- 
ing to fubtrad 3' from the tingle altitude for the er- 
ror of the quadrant. 
Remarks by the Astronomer Royal. 
H E indruments made ufe of by Mr. Wright, 
in the foregoing obfervations, were a 2 feet re- 
ceding telefcope j a pendulum clock beating half fe- 
conds j a brafs Hadley’s fextant, of about 1 5 inches 
radius, with a magnifying glafs to read off the obfer- 
vations j and a redangular refervoir for holding quick- 
hlver. 
