Third Journey (MS 107/2)
23rd October 1778
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[23rd October 1778]
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was gansch niet wel bevond de brete van dese plaats G 32 m 6
miswys 25 Gr n.w: forsse w:n:w wind helder schoon weer. moest, schoon agter het huis voor de dwarling matten op het astrolabium setten. termo: 60 tot 80 d met son ond: 74. met den avond stil.
vond aan een hottentots kind dat de platte neusen hier natuurlyk zijn
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[23rd October 1778]
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Was not at all well. Found the latitude of this farm to be 32 degrees amd 6 minutes, error 25 degrees north-west. Brisk west north-west-wind. Clear, fine weather.
Had to put mats over the astrolabe because of dust swirls even though it was behind the house.
Thermometer: 60 degrees to 80 degrees dropping with sunset to 74 degrees. Calm in the evening.
Found by examining a Hottentot child that flat noses are natural here.