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he sayd he had found by obseruations that there wer six meridians in
w
ch. the needle did not vary 3 in the north & 3 in the south
part of the world. one of the
se /now/ went through S
t. Helena.
D
r Holder acquainted the society that the Present Gouernor
of Newfoundland was well known to him and that if the So
ciety had any commands or Inquiry for that place he
would Recommend them to his care.
M
r Hooke produced a large Di
scour
se about In
sects being a
tran
slate of
some the principall things conteined in D
rSw
amerdams booke. It being now 8 of
the Clock the Society
Rose would not stay to hear it.
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