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f-ni- Dbrervntion. The flcy was over-caft, till pad nine o'clock, 

 ^-.J — ', Avlien the clouds about the fun difperfed long enough to 

 take its altitude, to rcvftify the time by the watch we made 

 •uCeof. After this, it was again obfcured, till about thirty 

 minutes part nine; and then we found, that the cclipfe was 

 ■begun. We now fixed the micrometers to the telefcopes, 

 iiiul obferved, or meafured, the uncclipfed part of the fun's 

 difk. At thefe obfcrvations, I continued about three-quarters 

 •of an hour before the end, when I left off; being, in facft, 

 unable to continue tliem longer, on account of the great 

 heat of the fun, incrcafed by the rcfleiflion from the fand. 



^he fun was clouded at times ; but it was clear, wlien 

 the eclipfe ended, the time of which was obferved as 

 follows : 



H. M S. 



f Mr. Bayly "7 f o 26 3 1 

 PyJMr. King j> at < o 26 i > Apparent Time P. M. 

 [Myfclf 3 (.0 25 37 i 



Mr. Bayly and I obferved with the large achromatic tele- 

 fcopes ; and Mr. King with a relle(51;or. x^s Mr. Bayly's tele- 

 fcope and mine were of the fame magnifying power, I 

 ought not to have differed fo much from him as I did. Per- 

 haps, it was, in part, if not wliolly, owing to a protube- 

 rance in the moon, which efcaped my notice, but was fccn 

 by both the other gentlemen. 



hi the afternoon, the boats and turtling party, at the 

 South Eaft part of the iiland, all returned on board, except 

 a fcaman belonging to the Difcovery, who had been milling 

 two days. There were two of them at firrt, who had loll 

 their way ; but diiagreeing about the moft probable track to 

 bring them back to their companions, ihey had fcparatcd j 



and 



