Undaunted, he remained south of the equator, keeping himself busy by studying the islands of Mauritius and Madagascar before setting off to observe the next transit in the Philippines.

他毫不气馁，继续留在赤道以南，在动身前往菲律宾观察下一个过境点之前，他一直忙于研究毛里求斯和马达加斯加群岛。