84 



Governor Hennessy's Observations on the 



[Recess, 



At 12 h 44 m 15 s it fell to 90" 

 ,,100 „ 88 

 „ 1 15 „ 87 

 Total f „ 1 2/ 22 „ 85 

 eclipse. \ 1 33 35 „ 85 

 „ 2 it rose to 91 

 „ 2 30 „ 96 

 „ 2 52 39'8 „ 96 



It thus appears that the thermometer fell from 91° to 85° as the moon 

 was covering the sun, and that it rose from 85° to 96° as the sun was re- 

 appearing. 



The wet-bulb thermometer fell from S0 o- 5 to 83° at the total eclipse, 

 and rose to 89° at the termination of the whole eclipse. 



Ten minutes before the total eclipse there seemed to be a luminous 

 crescent reflected upon the dark body of the moon *. 



In another minute a long beam of light, pale and quite straight, the 

 rays diverging at a small angle, shot out from the westerly corner of the 

 sun's crescent. At the same time Mr. Ellis noticed a corresponding dark 

 band, or shadow, shooting down from the east corner of the crescent 



At this time the sea assumed a darker aspect, and a well-defined green 

 band was seen distinctly around the horizon. The temperature had fallen 



* See note at the end. 



