John Page to Thomas Jefferson, August 19, 1778

Williamsburgh, 19 Aug. 1778 . Critical discussion of TJ’s “Observations on the late Eclipse� as sent to Rev. James Madison (see Madison to TJ, 26 July 1778 ). “I have annexed the Method used by the famous Short for finding the Effect of Parallax in a Transit of Venus, only applying it here to the Moon.�