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Obfervations of the conta&s of the Sun and Venus, 
made in my obfervatory at Caen, with a 1 7 inch 
refrattor with 2| inches aperture. 
Clock 
App. time 
h / " 
h > n 
7 4 
7 9 20 >° 
7 4 5 2 )° 
7 9 3 2 >° 
7 20 33>° 
7 2 5 *3>° 
7 2 3 3)0 
7 2 7 43)0 
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Sun well determined : a very fmall 
impreffion appeared on its fuperiot 
The conta£ts very certain : this 
jfervation excellent, and it is 
lought the conta&s could not have 
been feen fooner than 7 h 9' 20". 
The following limb of Venus 
id to form the tail, mentioned 
nderneath : this obfervation is 
lought lefs certain than the 
:hers. 
Internal contacts : by internal 
mta&s muft be underftood the 
it is impofiible there could 
1 be of the Sun’s dia- 
and that diftance was con* 
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