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(i) End of copy letter from Nathaniel Pigott, undated [late 1774]. He has just returned to Louvain and sends details of the latitudes and longitudes of various Belgian towns, which will shortly be published. He sends his compliments to Mr. Howard and Mr. Aston.
(ii) Copy letter from Nathaniel Pigott to the astronomer Messier at Paris, August 1775 (in French). He is combining his observations of Jupiter’s satellites with observations collected and sent to him by Messier; does Messier have exact longitudes for the other observatories ? Could Messier obtain corresponding observations for 8 observations of the immersion and emersion of Jupiter’s satellites taken 1773-1775? He thanks Messier, M. Le Monnier and M. Jeaurat for his admission to the Academy.
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