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vatory of the College of the Jefuits j where alfo all 
the former obfervations were made. The fame 
eclipfe was alfo obferved at the Royal Obfervatory 
at Pekin, 14" weft of the Jefnit’s College, with a 
telelcope of 8 feet, compofed of two objedt-glaffes, 
with a reticule at the focus, divided into 12 equal 
intervals for meafuring the digits eclipfes, in the 
manner of roemer. It is remarked, that the leaf, 
in which this obfervation was recorded, had been 
loft, and was found again, 0<ft. 12 , 1772: on 
which account this obfervation was never tranf- 
mitted to Europe before. 
NEVIL MASKELYNEo* 
Vol. LXIV. 
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