OBSERVATION or an ECLIPSE. 24% 
An Obfervation of an Eclipfe of the Sun on the 27th of 
Odober, 1780, at Newport in the State of Rhode-Hland, 
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‘The time that the eclipfe was perceived to begin, 9 24 32 II o-12* 
‘The preceding limb of the fun at the vertical, Il 2% 39 O57 .27. | 
|The upper edge of the fun at the horizontal, 654 57 4% 
The upper horn of the moon at the horizontal, 22° 4 $75 5% 
The edge of the moon at the vertical, - - 22 45 58 33 
‘The upper horn at the vertical, - - - 2367 58 55 
The lower horn at the vertical, - - - 23° 35 59 23t 
The lower horn at the horizontal, - - - 29 31 E i§ 20 
The lower limb of the fun at the horizontal, - 35 2 6 srt 
The preceding limb of the fun at the vertical, XY 37 12 ais SN: 2 
'Thé upper limb ditto at the horizontal, - - 7 59 13 48 
(The upper horn ) at the horizontal, - - 8 52 14 21 
The limb ditto at the vertical, - - - not obferved. 
(The upper horn ditto at the vertical, - - Toa) 14 16 
The lower horn ditto at the vertical, a 39 19 15 8 
he lower horn ditto at the horizontal, - - 43 33> 19 8 
The lower limb of the fun at the horizontal, - 45 27 al 17 
The preceding limb © at the vertical, - - TE) 47) ee I 22 58 
The upper edge of ditto at the horizontal, - 48 17 2 7 
The limb of the )) at the vertical, - - - 49 #0 24 §0 
‘The upper horn at the vertical, - - - 49 #5 24 55 
The upper horn at the horizontal, - - AT 7, QA 57 
The lower limb of © atthe horizontal, - - ier ym 20) 5% 
The end of the Eclipfe, - - - - Iz 4 50 I 40 41 
The rate of the clock, At Noon. 
October 21, 10, 35" so 
24, IO 29 42,0 
25, 10 27) | §253 
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* When the fun was perceived to be indented, it was about 1/ 20/ after the eclipfe began3- 
therefore the true time of beginning was at 1oh. 58! 52/”. 
+ Uncertain. 
¢ The fuperior limb is called the inferior, &c..as the glafs of the quadrant inverted the 
objects. 
The latitude of the place of obfervation. on Goat=- 
IMland, 41° 30’ 20” N. 
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