Review of Berings First Hapedition, 1725-30. 169 
At the date of the first lunar eclipse of 1729, February 13, 
Bering was at Lower Kamchatka, in latitude 56° 03’ N. and 
longitude 162° 15’ or 10° 49" E. from Greenwich equal to 10° 21™ 
E. from Bonn. For this place we have from Manfred : 
Helipse/ beeing 229s. aes 18" 06™ 
Noralimmersiont- sess 19 07 
Middle of eclipse .-=-':.=- Ss... 19 56 
Emersion begins --------.----- 20 45 
Belipseiendsias2 22-22 25.05 seese 21 46 
SUM TSeSs see te corte Siete eas 
Thus it appears that this total and almost central eclipse of the 
moon lasting 3 40" began at Bering’s station 1" and 15™ before 
sunrise of February 14, the total immersion occurring 14 minutes 
before sunrise. It is manifest, therefore, that Bering might have 
observed this eclipse. 
_ The second lunar eclipse of 1729 occurred August 8, when Ber- 
ing was in or near Okhotsk and about returning to Europe. We 
may assume his position to have been latitude 59° 20’ N. and 
longitude 142° 40’ or 95 31™ K. from Greenwich, equal to 9° 03™ 
E. from Bonn. This eclipse was also total and almost central, 
but at Bering’s station was wholly invisible, beginning at 9° 05™ 
A. M. and ending at 12" 45™ Pp. M. 
