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fortii, which is pretty common among the thickets of Prussia. On one side a 

 spider was pretty distinctly seen between two of the small leaves; and on the 

 other a small fly, but these could not be seen without a glass. 



The Doctor does not remember to find in any author mention made of a leaf 

 of the pennate kind included in amber, excepting in Michael Mercatus's curious 

 work, entitled Metallotheca Vaticana, published by Joh. Maria Lancisi ; where 

 among other figures of elegant glebes, containing a frog, a smaller fish, lizard 

 and other insects, there is one, that includes such a pennate leaf somewhat less, 

 but more curious and elegant, because entire, and of 8 conjugations, the last 

 small odd leaf terminating the extremity of the rib ; and this greatly resembles 

 the small and tender leaf of coronilla herbacea, flore vario Tournefortii ; though 

 it may very well be referred to Onobrychis secunda Clusii, which is likewise a 

 native of Prussia. 



The same Mercatus in the same place delineates another glebe, which includes 

 a small jagged leaf of some plant, probably of the umbelliferous kind. 



However, since the Doctor had not seen the said glebes, though very ac- 

 curately delineated in the abovementioned treatise of Mercatus ; and besides, 

 since the figures of a large frog, a small lizard and fish, gave him no slight 

 grounds of suspecting some cheat ; he would not take upon him to answer for 

 their being genuine, because it is very well known, that such bodies may be so 

 artfully included in amber, as to impose on the less knowing, and the cheat not 

 be discovered but by the most skillful and accurate observers. 



J Solar Eclipse observed at Padua, Sept. 25, 1726. JV. S. By Sig. J. Poleni, 

 Aslron. Prof. F.R.S. N° 305, p. 157. Translated from the Latin. 



The beginning was not seen for clouds, nor the end; only some phases 

 as below. 



At 5*^ 29"^ 5^ 1 dig. was eclipsed. 



5 34 27 2 digits. 



5 40 43 3 digits. 



5 47 15 4 digits. 



A Lunar Eclipse, observed at Padua, OcL 10, 1 726. By the same. N" 305, 

 p. 158. Translated from the Latin. 



The end of this eclipse was not seen by reason of clouds. But the be- 

 ginning was observed, as follows : 



At 16*^ iS"" 44^ A very thin penumbra. 



16 21 19 The beginning of the true shadow. 



