XLIV. An account of the late transit of Venus, observed at Hawkhill, near Edinburgh. In a letter to the Astronomer Royal, from James Lind, M.D. at Edinburgh. To which are added some remarks by the Astronomer Royal; and further particulars relative to the observations communicated in other letters

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Sir, I have the pleasure to transmit to you the account of our observations at this place. James Hoy, our young observer, observed in the house, on the ground-floor, in the room with the house clock, with the 3.5 feet achromatic telescope with triple object glass; Lord Alemoor observed on the floor above, with the 18 inch reflector, and a watch that shewed seconds, set a few minutes before the transit began, and compared after each contact; I was in the observatory, where I used my own 2 feet achromatic telescope, a mathematical instrument maker counting seconds from the clock.