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XXIII. AJlronomical Obfervations made by 
Samuel Holland Efquire , His Majejly s 
Surveyor General of Lands for the Nor- 
thern DiftriSl of North America , for 
afcertaining the Longitude of fever al 
Places in the faid DdfriEl, Communi- 
cated by the Afrotiomer Royal . 
Reekie, Jan. 20, 1774. 
kittery point, in the province of main, in 
piscataqaja harbour. 
fby refult of repeated obfervations, 3 
Latitude 1 of o and fixed *’s, made with > 43° g 2 ^" N". 
f bird’s aftronomical quadrant, J 
Obferved, with dollond’s 12 feet refracting telefcope. 
Immerfion and Emerfions of U ’3 fatellites as follow, 
Apparent time. 
I77I h ' " 
April nth, an immerfion of the ift, at 15 43 30 
27th, fame fame 14 1 43 
May 4th, fame fame, 15 55 54 
The variation of the compass at this place, 
is 7 0 46' Weft. 
Portsmouth, 
