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Calcutta. Lat. 22° 35’, long. 5h. 54m. E. Observations excellent. 
. Maddapore. Lat. 12° 49’ @, long. oh. 6m. E. Italian station. The four con- 
tacts were all obs 
8. Colombo. Lat. 7° 0’, long. rs 20m. E. All the contacts observed except the 
first. 
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In the Southern hemisphere. 
1. Rodrigues. Lat. 19° 4’, long. 4h. 14m. E. Ingress and egress were well ob- 
rved. tographs taken. 
2, Mauritius. _ a 20’, long. 3h. 51m.E. Station of Lord Lindsay. All the 
contacts wi observed, except the first, and 110 good photographs were 
Reunion. Lat. 20° 51’, long. 3h. 42m. - Dutch station. Third contact fob- 
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nearly two nar yp The distance of Venus from the sun’s limb was repeat- 
edly measure also the apparent diameter of Venus. star tapb the latter 
part of the sary floating clouds interfered, but 23 grap en, 
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was almost a / oleamtt moment. The sun broke forth with one 
gleam. I was almost startled to my feet with the shout of “ com- 
mence” given by my husband, as a warning to the photographers 
that the instant was about to arrive. In a few seconds he gave 
an Ergin of delight, and the first contact was accomplished 
and duly recorded. Observations were kept up until the next 
critical ae the secon ntact—the sun growing less 
bright but still bright enough for observations. sae nd con- 
tact was seen and, further observations made as the body ‘aie 
ing over the sun. Clouds grew thicker, leavin scarcely h 
for the third contact and also for the fourth, whi ede not 1 visib e, 
and then the whole thing was over. * * — on mi 
sun’s limb where the stant should bie athe meet 
* We are indebted for this letter to Mr. Daniel B. Smith of Germantown, Pa. 
