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M. Pingre, at Cape Francois, ©bferved the two 
contacts of Venus in the latitude of 19° 47' at 2’’ 26' 
1 2", and 2^ 44' 44^/, apparent time, with a five feet 
achromatic telefcope, but we do not yet know the 
longitude of the place fufiiciently. I expedl him to 
return foon, and that he will himfelf draw the con- 
clufions from his obfervations. At.Martinico, one of 
our miffionaries obferved the contadls at 3^ 13' 14'', 
and 3^ 33^ 57 ^' y when we have the longitude exadf, 
this obfervation will alfo be of ufe. 
I will fend you fhortly all the obfervations of the 
ift fatellite, which I can colledl. Here are fome 
made at Gottingen, which I have juft received from 
Mr. Liunberg. 
h / /f 
1769 April 21 Im. I Sat. 15 21 37 Refraftor of 14 feet. 
28 15 14 34 Ditto of 10 f. of Liberkuhhr.4 
30 9 43 21 The fame. , 
May 23 Em. i 12 6 31 
So far M. De Lalande. 
The Extradi of M. Meflier’s Letter to M. Magal- 
hacns is as follows : 
I obferved the tranfit of Venus, June 3, 1769, at 
the College of Louis le Grand at Paris, which is 2'' 
to the eaft of the meridian of the Royal Obfervatory., 
1 had an achromatic telefcope, of 1 2 feet focus, which 
had an aperture of 34 inches, and magnified 180 
times, with the view of making my obfervation more 
correlJ)ondent to that which -M. the Abbe Chappe 
was to make, in California, with a telefcope of the 
fame length, the fame magnifying power, and equal 
goodnefs. The firft contadt could not be feen, on 
iccoLmt of a very tliick cloud 5 there even fell Ibme 
rain.. 
