272 Mr. Bowditch on the solar eclipse, Sept. 17, 1811. 
‘er of 53. The latitude of Rutland nearly 43° 36’ N.” Reduced 
latitude 43° 24/ 32”. 
()—O) Par. long. Par. lat. > aug. S. D. 
Beginning. 7066 $5° 138 14’ 52°75 
End —13 28°5 46 02°8 14 48 *60 
Hence the apparent time of the conjunction at Rutland was 2A. 5’ 
18”*5, which subtracted from 6. 57’ 06"*1 leaves the longitude of Rut- 
land 4A. 51’ 47"°6 W from Greenwich. 
In the remarks on the eclipse of June 16, 1806, in this paper, it is 
shewn that the longitude of Rutland, deduced from that eclipse, is 4/. 
51’ 52-0. The mean of the observations of 1806 and 1811 give for 
the longitude of Rutland 44. 51’ 49’-8 = 72° 57’ 27” W from Greene 
wich, 
Observations at Burlington, Vermont, by Professor Dean and John 
Johnson, Esq. Sept. 17, 1811. 
The place of observation was the University of Vermont, in the 
latitude of 44° 28° N, reduced 44° 16’ 32’, The beginning of the 
eclipse by the observations of Professor Dean was at Of. 38’ 51”, by 
Mr. Johnson OA. 38’ 39”. The end by Professor Dean 3f. 43’ 11’, 
by Mr. Johnson 3h. 43’ 25”. The mean of these observations is OA. 
38’ 45” and 3h, 43’ 18” mean time, which were used in tsi 
the time of conjunction. 
seer O= OQ) Par. long. Par, la > aug. S. D. 
Beginning = 7A, 553 35’ 33°°0 14! 5265 
End 44°59 4 46 16°4 14 48 “63 
Hence the apparent time of conjunction was 2h. 4’ 7’°8, which sub- 
tracted from 64. 57’ 6”*1 leaves the longitude of the university of Ver- 
mont 4h. 52' 58"-3="73° 14’ 34” W from Greenwich. 
