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Oii the visible Solar and Lunar Eclipses 



The final results of the calculations are as follow : 

 Greenwich. 



D. 



The eclipse begins, July 8 

 Greatest obscuration 

 Apparent conjunction ... 

 End of the eclipse 



»'S- , „ 



Digits eclipsed, 24 51,16, on the north part of the 

 sun's disc. — The moon will make the first impression on the 

 sun's limb at 28f ° to the left of his zenith. 



Aberdeen. 



D. 

 The eclipse begins, July 8 

 Greatest obscuration 

 Apparent conjunction 

 End of the eclipse ... 



Dig. ; . 



Digits eclipsed, 1 57 20,56, on the north part of the sun's 

 disc. — The moon will make the first impression on the sun's 

 limb at 6^° to the left* of his zenith. 



Januai-y 26. Moon eclipsed, partly visible. 



Apparent time, 

 D. H. , „ 

 The eclipse begins 26 15 24 46,3 

 Deginnuig of 



total darkness 

 Mooon rises 

 Ecliptic opposition 

 Middle . . . 

 End of total } 

 darkness . J 

 End of the eclipse 



Greenwich. 



Mean time. 

 H. , „ 



15 37 37,4 



16 35 7,C 



16 49 21,0 



17 23 35,2 



17 24 21,4 



18 13 35,2 



19 11 5,3 



Appar. time. 

 H. , „ 



15 16 11,8 



16 13 41,4 



Aberdeen. 



Mean time. 

 H. , „ 



15 29 2,9 



16 26 33,1 



16 26 11,2 



17 15 0,7 



17 15 46,9 



18 5 0,7 



19 2 30,8 



16 13 19,4 



17 2 8,6 

 17 2 54,8 



17 52 8,2 



18 49 37,8 



16 22 15,9 



16 36 29,2 



17 10 43,1 



17 11 29,3 



18 42,7 

 18 58 12,3 



Dig, , „ 

 Digits eclipsed 20 49 46,9 from the north side of the 

 earth's shadow. — The moon's centre will pass V 28",0 north 

 of the centre of the earth's shadow, at the middle of the 

 eclipse. 



* We presume the author means on the left side when looking through 

 a telescope which inverts the objects. — Edit. 



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