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A Deſcription of the Comet.

   Upon the 14 day I obſerved this Comets ray to paſs
juſt betwixt us, and the upmoſt Star in the Vulters breaſt,
and upon the 15 day, betwixt us and the midle brighteſt,
and upon the 16 day, I found it to be at 6 a Clock at night
in Capricorn 17 d. 01′ 30″ in Latitude 14 d. 47' North,
at which time the Suns place is Capricorn 06 0.08′ 30″ and
the loweſt Stars place is Capricorn 27 d. 55′ in lat. 27d. 10′
Again 24 d. at 9 a clock at night, its place is Aquarius,
20 d. 18′ 30″ in Lat. 25 d. 46' Norch. Likewiſe 29 day
at 9 a clock at night, its place is Piſces, 14 d. 19' in Lat.
18 d. 20' 33" North. Again 1681. Jan. 6 day, at 6 a
clock at night its place is Aries 10 d. 50' 53" in Lat. 26 d.
15′ 38″ North, its mean diſtance from the Earth is
1238911 miles, its Node aſcending Sagitarius 18 d. 21′
greateſt Lat. viz. 28 d. 40′ 30″ in Piſces 18 d. 21′ Node
deſcending Gemini 18 d. 21′ which will be about Jan. 23
day, after which you ſhall ſcarce diſcern it, ſo that I ſee it
amongſt the Orbs of the Planets and not upon the Stary
frame, as is falſely Alledged by ſome of our new Artiſts, in
whom the Vulgars put much truſt, and yet they will have
it between us and the Moon, which is impoſſible: Yes
theſe Obſervations I have made, and will approve of them
as reale; As alſo the Long. by Celeſtial obſervation, al-
though there be many who profeſs to be Artiſts and yet
knows little of Art, bur only a few Latine and Greek phra-
ſes on it, holds it impoſſible, becauſe they know no better;
and yet there is other good Artiſts, who although they
have it not, believes it to be true, knowing that Art may
produce many things.
                   Advertiſement.
  Such as deſire any Mathematical Inſtruments made of
Wood, as Scales or the like, with the uſe thereof may find
me over againſt the foot of Peebles-winde in the Cowgate
of Edinburgh, where they ſhall have Scales of my forming,
that ſhall reſolve Mathematical queſtions both ſpeedily and
exactly.
                                               Ja. Paterſon.