fOO PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [aNN0 171'2. 



most part of it was a protruded matter, which had not nourishment enough to 

 turn it all into hair; and that what became hair was very short and thin, in pro- 

 portion to the size of so large a body ; and the hair which is on the tail of the 

 elephant, is much thicker than that on the other parts of the body. But as I 

 more nicely viewed the scraped off particles of the skin, I discovered in some 

 of them short hairs, the roots of which were sticking outwards in that part 

 which is joined to the skin. 



Observations of the Eclipse of the Moorif on Jan. 12, 1711-12. By the Rev. 

 Wm. Derham, F. R. S. In a Letter to Rich. Waller, Esq. R, S. Seer. 

 N*' 336, p. 522. 



''Upminster, Jan. 14, 17 i^. Saturday evening being clear, I had a good 

 opportunity of observing the lunar eclipse. The times are very accurate, and 

 the observations made with an excellent six-foot telescope, as follow : 

 &^ 15*" A duskishness on the N. east side of the moon. 

 6 36 A thick penumbra on the moon. 



6 37 The penumbra so dense, that it may be taken for the beginning of the 

 eclipse. 



The eclipse undoubtedly is begun. 



The shadow so dark, that it nearly hid the moon's N. easterly limb. 



Moon's diameter by the micrometer, equal to 3l' 25'''. 



The distance of the shadow from the opposite luminous limb of the 

 moon, was 1025 parts of the micrometer, equal to 20 minutes. 



End of the eclipse is very near. 



End of the eclipse. 



The eclipse is undoubtedly ended. 



A penumbra is left. 



Further Observations relating to the ^Antiquities and Natural History of Ireland. 

 By Mr. Edward Lhwyd. Dated Pensance^ Cornwall^ Aug. 25, 1700. 

 N*" 336, p. 524. 



Ireland affords no great variety of antiquities. I have in divers parts of the 

 kingdom picked up about 20 or 30 Irish MSS. on parchment : but the igno- 

 rance of their critics is such, that though 1 consulted the chief of them, as 

 O'Flaherty, author of the Ogygia, and several others, they could scarcely in- 

 terpret one page of all my MSS. ; and this is occasioned by the want of a 

 dictionary, which it seems none of their nation ever took the trouble to com- 

 pose. What I most value among them, are their old laws, which might give 

 some light to the curious, as to many of their national customs, and some of 



