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[Toby G Levy]

        Maskelyne continues to muse over destroying Harrison's watch
before Harrison is awarded the prize for solving the longitude problem.

        Euphrenia mutters disapproval of Maskelyne and Wicks comes to
his defense. Wicks says there was a good reason for every place
Maskelyne sent Mason on assignments. First  Cavan in Ireland, then
Schielhallion in Scotland.  Wicks mentions Cavendish, who was a member
of the Royal Society and who did measurements of the density of the
Earth.

        Wicks cites Maskelyne's support of Mason's claim to a portion of
the Longitude prize money for his work on lunar tables.

        Mason thinks of Maseklyne as a long time co-worker now. He well
knows how to get under Maskelyne's skin. He at first refuses his
assignment to Scotland, but pretends to let Maskelyne talk him into it.
Maskelyne directs him to visit Dixon on his way to his assignment. Here
Chapter 74 draws to a close.

Toby