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Excerpt from Astronomical Observations Made at the Observatory of Cambridge, Vol. 7: For the Year 1834
The clock was constructed by Hardy, with Hardy's escapement: its beat is remarkably loud and distinct. The only alteration which has been made in the clock is the occasionally putting forward the minute hand.
The original observations with the transit (as well as with the other instruments) are entered in small memorandum-books, in which the writing cannot easily be effaced: these are carefully preserved for future reference.
The following is the explanation of each of the columns in the tabular part'of the work, and of the methods by which the numbers in those columns have been obtained.
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