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of May, with two Telescopes having some bits of raw Silk stretched in the Focus. And saw that Section straight in the Main, without the least visible Alteration, from seven at night, till about half an hour past ten, being then forced to leave off. The longest Telescope was of fifteen feet four inches Focus; the shortest of about six feet.

0. And so. the Section appeared straight for about 3 1/2 hours: And how much longer before and after those Times is left uncertain. For, because of the great Sight of the Day, the Observations that were made sooner, being too dubious, were not to be trusted.

9. Mr. [[underlined]]John Allus[[/underlined]] was with Mr. [[underlined]]Dougharty[[/underlined]] at nine o'clock, and saw then the Section perfectly straight in the main, by the longest Telescope. And nevertheless Mr. [[underlined]]Dougharty[[/underlined]] has calculated that the Quadrature happened at [[underlined]]Worcester[[/underlined]], according to [[underlined]]Streets' Astron. [[Carol.?]][[/underlined]] at four Hours 50 Minutes, P.M.

10. If the Body of the Moon were Spherical, the Dichotomy in the Moon's first Quarter, ought evidently to appear [[underlined]]before the Quadrature[[/underlined]]; and that, by above a Quarter of an Hour, according to Sir Isaac [[strikethrough]]Newton[/strikethrough]] on by even four Hours at least [(underlines)]before it [(/underlined)], according to my calculation. Therefore these observations made at [[underlined]]Worcester[[/underlined]], so long after the Quadrature, demonstrate plainly that the Body of the Moon is far from being Spherical.

11. Sir [[underlined]Isaac Newton[[/underlined] says, [[underlined]]Princ. 471 cum mare nostrum vi luna attollatur ad pedes [[??]] fluidum lunare vi terrae attolli deberet ad pedes 93. eaque de casua figura luna sphaerois esset [[/underlined]cujus