MISCELLANEOUS OBSERVATIONS. 

 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT BUXAR. 



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JOHN M. BACON. 



GENERAL XOTES MADE AT BUXAR. 



AT the Buxar Camp a series of questions were drawn up 

 before the eclipse and supplied to the observers and their 

 friends : these replies were fully discussed after the eclipse, 

 and elicited the following notes : 



THE ZODIACAL LIGHT. The Zodiacal light was not seen. 



THE SHADOW. The cone of shadow was seen by Colonel 

 Sinclair only, appearing parabolic in outline, rather than 

 circular. 



The approach of shadow was generally considered uniform. 

 Colonel Sinclair described it as practically instantaneous (like 

 the drawing up of a shutter). 



Mr. Johnson observed one pause in the approach of darkness, 

 followed by a sudden leap into gloom. 



THE CRESCENT. Mr. Hebert, using a 4^-in. Cooke refractor 

 saw a momentary brush of light from the north end of the 

 crescent, just before totality, about |th diameter long. 



No unsteadiness in the crescent was noticed. 



BAILY'S BEADS. Colonel Sinclair observed Baily's Beads 

 through a field-glass for 1 or 2 seconds both before and after 

 totality, and described them as resembling a lady's diamond 

 crescent. 



