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CHAPTER I. 

 OF THE HEAVENS AND THE AIR, 



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XTRAORDINARY appearances in the heavens naturally ex- 

 cite our attention. In February, 1 737, between the hours of 

 three and four in the afternoon, we had an Annular Eclipfe 

 of the Sun, which was acknowledged by the learned to be the mod 

 entertaining fpe&acle they had ever feen. in the heavens* - .... 



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This phenomenon was feen at Long Framlington, at A/nivick, and 

 Berwick. It continued between four and five minutes at this lalt 

 place. Its duration at Ahvwick was not meafured. At Long Fram- 

 lington, the Annulus was obferved to be very fmall on the upper 

 part by Mr. Long of that place, and its continuance 40 or 41 half 

 feconds, meafured by a Pendulum 9, 81 inches long. This was 

 Its fouthern boundary. The eclipfe was not annular at Morpcth 

 and Newcajlle. The body of the moon appeared almoft entirely 

 on that of the fun at Morpetb, and to the naked eye the diflc of the 

 fun feemed to be almoft round. There wanted aboufc4o degrees 

 of the limb of the fun to appear, in order to form an Annulus at 

 according to the obfervation of Ifaac Tfompfon,. Efq. 



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