52 Observations on the eclipse of the sun, June 16, 1806. 
. Mean} )’s -| )’s Dacre Gape-| 
~ 9) i etime. })°S.D. | inlong. { in lat. | 
fe ee i h. Widow“ eles t Sate 
Beginning of the eclipse 9°40" 5|16°39°1)+25° beri 
End of the eclipse 0:26" 14} 16°42" 1|— §°22°7|—~16°52°8} 
[ean time. 
Hence the ecliptic conjunction was at . ; 11h. 20’ 17.0 
This, subtracted from the time of the con}. at Sater; i. 3 20°. 7 
Leaves the longitude of Philadelphia W from Salem : i eps Ma 6 
ae rege eee eer or W from Greenwich §-- 20 38 °F 
OBSERVATIONS AT LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, BY MR. A. ELLICOTT. 
LATITUDE of Lancaster 40° 2’ 36” N, reduced 39° 51’ 18” N. ‘Longitude 
made use of in calculating the parallaxes Sh. 5’ 23’ W from Greenwich: ~~ 
Mean] D’s >’ § par ae? 's par. | 
time. | S.D. | in a | in lat. 5 
sees | 5 
4d 
9°53°1 ito 6°38°s 613: rose 
" bet 2116-42" 1] owen 
j a oes . Mei me. 
Hence the ecliptic conjunction was at Llh, 15’. 29/-Qa3% 
‘This subtracted from the time of the conjunction at Salem 4h, 37.90% 
Gives the es of Lancaster W from Salem 21 61 8 
+ gy AS a faa SS 5. 3 3s-s 
OBSERVATIONS AT NATCHES, BY MR. w. DUNBAR. 
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LATITUDE of Natches 31° 27 48” N, reduced 31° 17/36” N, Longitude. : 
ting the Main 6h. 5/31” W from Greenwich. 
ee : Mean D’s D's par—O@’s par] 
time. .| S.D. | inlong. | im lat. | 
ih 
Beginning of th ALP BO. ~ 2 ase> ie i bat =: aS; rida te db; idee : $3 if “ a ‘ 7 Z " 
= of f the Eclipse as ee Se ee OE ear --42°43° 4119 44 0 
= [40° 38°55}16'41-6}-+17-56-5|—10. 77] ” 
es the ect neque was at . is 10h. ata 1304 
This subtracted the ction at Salemi 11 37-20 7 
Gives the foligittide of Widnes w from’ Salem <0) Te gx iy 69 
+ 3 -.: + or W from Greenwich . ae 6.6 32 re 
The Sbesralaey of Mr. Dunbar i is 9” east from the Castle of Natches, Hence. 
the longitude of that Castleis — 6 § 41 $ 
1 have not yet been able to obtain any European observations of the Eclipse, to compare with 
those mide in this country. 
Sho eas eye, Brat waa 
