L’observation faite au retour vis-à-vis de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0006971 https://www.geonames.org/3647640">Cabru<g ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb break="no" />ta</placeName>, au <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007121 https://www.geonames.org/3747797">Capucin</placeName>, est très précieuse parce qu’elle <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />donne de la certitude sur la position de la bou<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />che <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0002496 https://www.geonames.org/3649148">d’Apure</placeName>, de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009864 https://www.geonames.org/3805673"> <choice> <abbr>S.</abbr> <expan>San</expan> </choice> Fernando de Apure</placeName> et de <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007015 https://www.geonames.org/3647444">Calabozo</placeName> même. <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s"> <gap reason="illegible" unit="words" quantity="1" /> </del> Ayant été pendant si lon<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />gtems absent de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007134 https://www.geonames.org/3646738">Caraccas</placeName><supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> il <del xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" rendition="#s"> <gap quantity="1" unit="words" /> </del> aurait été <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />incertain de réduire la <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>long.</abbr> <expan>longitude</expan> </choice> ou l’<choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>avancem.</abbr> <expan>avancement</expan> </choice> <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />du <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>Chron.</abbr> <expan>Chronomètre</expan> </choice> à <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007015 https://www.geonames.org/3647444">Calabozo</placeName> sur l’avancement de <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007134 https://www.geonames.org/3646738">Caraccas</placeName>. Mais le trajet de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007015 https://www.geonames.org/3647444">Calabozo</placeName> à la <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />bouche de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0002496 https://www.geonames.org/3649148">Apure</placeName> n’étant que de 10 jours<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> <add xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" place="superlinear">celui</add> du <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" /> <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007121 https://www.geonames.org/3747797">Capucin</placeName> à <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009704 https://www.geonames.org/3645532">la Guayane</placeName> de 5 jours<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> il est <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />facile et plus sûr de fixer la <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>différ.</abbr> <expan>différence</expan> </choice> des <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />méridiens de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007015 https://www.geonames.org/3647444">Calabozo</placeName>, <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009864 https://www.geonames.org/3805673"><choice> <abbr>S.</abbr> <expan>San</expan> </choice> Fernando</placeName> et <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009704 https://www.geonames.org/3645532">la Guaya<g ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb break="no" />ne</placeName>. Je vois avec plaisir que sans faire des <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />suppositions arbitraires<supplied xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" cert="high">,</supplied> la <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <abbr>longit.</abbr> <expan>longitude</expan> </choice> de la bouche <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0002496 https://www.geonames.org/3649148">Apure</placeName> déduite par celle de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007134 https://www.geonames.org/3646738">Caraccas</placeName> ou <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />par celle de <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0009704 https://www.geonames.org/3645532">la Guayane</placeName> <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">n’a que que de <unclear reason="illegible" cert="high">re</unclear> <lb /> <unclear reason="illegible" cert="high">cond</unclear> </del> <add place="intralinear">se trouve</add> </subst> dans une harmonie satisfai<g xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="#typoHyphen" /><lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" break="no" />sante. <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">Je</del> <add place="intralinear">J’</add> </subst>ajouterai aussi le Calcul pour <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />l’observation du <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0007121 https://www.geonames.org/3747797">Capucin</placeName>: