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work_ej2y64lyobeqxisftthnn65pgu	W. Smith	Account of the Transit of Mercury, Observed at Norriton, in Pennsylvania, Nov. 9. 1769 Agreeable to an Appointment of the American Philosophical Society, Held at Philadelphia, for Promoting Useful Knowledge. By William Smith, D. D. Provost of the College of Philadelphia; John Lukens Esq; Surveyor General of Pennsylvania; David Rittenhouse, M. A. and Mr. Owen Biddle. Communicated by Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. F. R. S. and President of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia	1770	4	.pdf	application/pdf	1114	256	95	Account of the transit of Mercury, observed at Norriton, in Pennsylvania, Nov. 9. 1769 agreeable to an appointment of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge held ^/ Philadelphia, /2?r promoting ufeful Rittenhoufe's refractor, with about the fame Biddle had no telefcope; but was very ferviceable in the other parts of the obfervation. making fome micrometer meafures. T h e firft external contadt was obferved to the fame neared didance o f the limbs, but the o got under a .3 3 42 o 's preceding limb at vertical wire. 3 7 18 o 's upper limb at horizontal wire4 3 0 34 o 's lower limb at horizontal wirenot be got, the fun being again obfcured by a cloud* T h ey had fomething more of the fun at Philadelphia, and got fome micrometer meafures after four o'clock. tacts of mercury at Philadelphia and Norriton, we 	./cache/work_ej2y64lyobeqxisftthnn65pgu.pdf	./txt/work_ej2y64lyobeqxisftthnn65pgu.txt