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100 Mr. Maskelyne then proceeds to tell us of a change that happened in the going of the Watch, and says, 'this change began in the beginning of August, on the few and only hot days we had last Summer, which yet were not extreme, the Thermometer within doors having never risen above 73 degrees, the rest of the Summer in general was remarkably cool and temperate.' When I took this Watch to pieces I informed Mr. Maskelyne and the other Gentlemen, that in trying any experiments with it, in respect to heat and cold, it would be proper that