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PHILOSOPHICAL 
TRANSACTIONS 
TSovemb, 20, 1 67 1, "^" 
^ The COlO^ E N Ti:™"""™ 
Obfervations.made by Mrtlook.bothof theSoUr Spots lately dif 
cover d^and the EcUpk of the Moon of SepL 8.1671, Some Addz- 
tionf ofM.Li&cr tohis former Communications about Vegetable ' 
Excrefcencies^ ««i lc\\x\Q\^p.onW2iips,tOiietherwtth an Inquiry 
concerning Tarantula's. VrediUiom of the Vifible Appulfes -of the 
Moon to.and her nearHt^'n^Mi by certain Fixt Stars for AA6y2^ 
An Accomptoffome Boohs : h SHEEPs BOFlVen BESTIEK^ - 
that: is^ NAFAL JJicmTEeTVJ{E and CONDVCT, 
' in Low-Dutch , by N. Witfcn- IT RECHERChES 6 OB- 
SERVATIOm fuY les FlPERES,parMonf%omdc\ou ilkJd- 
mirandorumFOSSlLlVM, qmin traHu Hildesheimeofi nperi-^ 
untur,Defcriptio,lDJi^n6.LzchmnnAAy,DeCJTHAT{li 
jiM,LQwerM.D,V.DELIcm PHTSICjE Goth. Voigtii. 
Objervationrmadeby Mr, Hook^ of fome Spots in the San ^reitdrnd 
after they had paffed over the TJpperHemi fphere of the Sun which 
is hid from Vs > according as was predi&ed ¥^ ^ sie Numb.75.p.2x$ r 
AZ^^if/?30.i67i.IfawalargeSpotm the Center of the Suns 
face about nooDj but had not then time to make any 
more exaft dbfervation thereof. 
AS^^^^S.i+atja cIockllawthefame Spot moved about a 
quarter of the Diameter of the Sun Weftward,and it appeared 
of this form exadilyj that is, itconfifted of one 
greater and two leffer black Spots with a drssky ♦t^i^i^^?^^ 
cloud incompajfSng them: The Diameter of the iit^^^^l/ 
whole Phaeaomenon was about ~ of the Diame» 
ter of the Sun, and it was diftant from the nest X^f:-:*' 
adjoining limbji^Cthat is^exadly one quarter) of the Diameter 
of the Sun* This I examined and meafored ievera! times, and 
found very exait* 
Sofar1rJe,To which we hope we fliall be able to sdd^ by ano- 
ther opportunity, what hath been further obferved abroad^ as 
well of the fecond progrefs of thete Spots on the Sun's apparent 
difque^as of the contuniation of their/^^ra^r motion thereon* 
U u u Obfervations 
