Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately Published by the REV. Mr. Maskelyne

" ...]it should be so fixed that, as far as could be, the Heat should have an equal Influence on all Sides of it; and it is obvious that the Thermometer ought to have been kept in the same Box with it; but as this was not done, I apprehend the Effects of Heat mention'd above do not merit much Attention; and therefore shall only observe that the Watch was placed in a Box with a Glass in the Lid and another in one Side, in the Seat of a Window level with the lowest Pane of the Window, and exposed to the South East, whilst the Thermometer, which was to ascertain the Degree of Heat the Watch was exposed to, was placed in a shady Part of the Room: Now 'tis obvious ...]."