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make It to be 9 h 55' 55" Weft from Greenwich, or 
148° 58'!, which is 41'i lefs than the mean refult 
of the lunar obfervations, which, con fide ring all 
cireumftances, is not, in my opinion, a very great 
difference for the firft obfervations that were ever 
made upon this ifland. 
Aftronomical Obfervations made at the Royal Aca- 
demy, Portfmouth. 
1769. May 9th, at 8 h 13' 9", apparent time, Mr, 
Bradley obferved the immerfion of £ J[ orum by the 
Moon,, uncertain to a few minutes, on account 
of the ftrong twilight. The emerfion was not 
taken. 
The tranfit of Venus, and folar eclipfe, next morn- 
ing, were both obferved here ; but, having, then 
no better inftrument.for determining the going of 
the clock, than an indifferent Hadley’s fextant, I 
do not think, the obfervations worthy of being laid 
before the Society ; and, for the fame reafon, omit 
the obfervations of the comet, 
1770. April ytb, at u h 23' 33",’ apparent time, , 
, by Mr. Bradley’s obfervation, . the Moon occulted 
i f\ is . My time was. within 2" or 3" the fame 3 ; 
but we did not obferve the emerfion. Thisoc-- 
cnltation .was obferved both at Greenwich, by Mr. . 
Maikelyne, and at Oxford, by Profeffor Horniby 3 - 
by comparing -which* it appears that this place is 
Weft of Greenwich 4' ’24"! -of. time, and that - 
Qxford .is Weft of Greenwich 4' 58','f, 
1770,.. 
