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of the Sun, at the time of the folftice, was the fame 
as in 1766. 
In 174S. Diftance of Ardurus from I , 
the folftitial limb of the Sun / 3 i 4 ° 
Altitude of Ardurus .... 61 41 17 o 
Therefore the aDpareni folftitial 1 , 
altitude . . . . . S5 ! 3 40 
In 1766. Diftance of Ardurus from I 
the folftitial limb of the Sun j ^ 3 2 0 
Altitude of Ardurus . . . . 61 35 42 o 
Therefore the apparent folftitial 1 ^ 
altitude . . . . . . . J 4 55 *4 0 
The fame aftronomer has, in the Memoirs for 1759, 
p. 325, communicated the following conclufions. 
Dift. of the ftar 
from €)’s limb. 
Redufiion. 
Solrtitial diftance. 
*7h- 
0 / // 
/ // 
0 / // 
June 14. 
3 7 2 9 
-4- 1 1 1 
3 18 3 ° 
1 5 - 
3 1016 
-f- 813 
3 18 29 
25 - 
3 1 5 4 ° 
-4- 2 48 
31828 
July 1 . 
’ 2 59 1 
19 22 
3 18 2 3 
2. 
2 54 55 
* 4 - 2 3 33 
3 18 28 
O 
D 8 
2 50 1 8 
H- 28 8 
3 l8 26 
Mean 3 18 27 
Mr. le Monnier, in the Memoirs for 1762, p. 269, 
has published the following diftances of Ardurus 
from the limb of the Sun, reduced to the folftitial 
point, with a view to obtain differences in the appa- 
lent obliquity of the ecliptic : and,, from the obier- 
vations 
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