154 PHILOSOPHICAL TBANSACTIDNS. [aNNO 1737, 



and a right line passed over the Comet, Venus, and the Pleiades. The night 

 following, about 6*^ 20™, its distance from Venus was, by Hadley's instrument, 

 13" 25'. The rest of his observations, by such instruments as he had, being 

 none of the best, and the Comet growing very dull, are as follow : 

 Feb. 7'' 6^ 47"" Comet from Venus 7° 40'. 



7 3 from Aldebaran 59° 40'. 



from Algenib 17° 45', by a fore-stafF. 



A right line from the Comet over Venus passed over the 

 bright star in the side of Perseus. 

 11 7 14 Comet from Venus 7° 1 a'. 



7 20 A right line over the Comet, Venus, and head of Cassiopeia. 

 17 7 20 The Comet was in a right line, and to the northward of two 

 stars ; distance of the stars supposed about 40', and the 

 Comet from the least 30'. These stars were the south 

 node of Pisces, the brightest from Venus 10° 20', from 

 Aldebaran 50° 30', as he found it set down, but must be 

 very false. 

 20 ~ 30 7 Comet from Aldebaran 34°, from Lucida Cap. y IQ±. 

 0,1 30 8 Wanted about a degree of oculus ceti. — Which was the 

 last sight he had of it. 



P. S. The eclipse Feb. 18, could not be well observed here, by reason of 

 clouds. Dr. K. rectified the clock by one of Heath's large ring dials. At 

 7*" 18*" there was a small dent in the sun's edge, whence the beginning 1 or 2 

 minutes sooner: just before the end, viz, lO'' 11 or 12™, he had a sight of 

 the sun again, and there was then a dent in the sun's edge, so that the end 

 must be 10** 13 or 14™ in the morning: about the middle of the eclipse, there 

 was a large spot near the middle of the enlightened part, which was the north 

 side of the sun. 



4. The same observed in Jamaica. By Rose Fuller, M. D. F. R. S. p. 122. 



At Spanish Town, Jamaica, there was the appearance of a Comet, which was 

 first perceived about the 26th of January, but must, by its plainness then, have 

 been visible for some time before. It was in the west at first, some degrees 

 below and directly under Venus. Every night it appeared nearer to that star, 

 but inclined northerly. In about a fortnight, it was parallel to it, and in a 

 week after, it was no more to be seen. 



5, The same observed at Madras. By M. Sartorius, a Missionary there, p. 122. 

 For 7 days before Feb. 9, about 7 in the evening, there appeared a dim 



