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III. The Lunar Eclipfe , 0 £l. n, 1772, 
obferved at Canton. Communicated, by 
John Blake, Efq . of Parliament- 
Street. 
Reekie, Nov. 4, 1772. 
To John blake, EJq. of Parliament-Street, 
Wedminfter. 
MY DEAR FATHER, 
W ITHIN an hour after I clofed my letter 
to you, by this (hip, enclofing Agronomi- 
cal Obfervations from Pekin, I received the en- 
clofed obfervation, of the late Eclipfe, made by a 
Jefuit here. An accident prevented their fealing 
the packet for a few hours j and Mr. Hume is 
now waiting only for this letter of mine to finally 
difpatcb. 
Canton, Dec. 12, 1772. 
per fhip Oiterley. 
J. B. BLAKE. 
I know nothing of the accuracy of the obferva- 
tion, as he is lateiy arrived here *. 
* And the time being taken only by a watch regulated by the 
fun the day before, the obfervation is not much to be depended 
on. Nevil Maskelyne, 
1 
Obfervatio 
