of Cambridge in New England." 505; 
correfponding obfervations to a (certain this point. June 24, 
1778, there was a folar eclipfe, vitible both at Greenwich and 
Cambridge. The beginning oh this eclipfe was obferved at 
Cambridge by the late Dr. wintmob at 9 h. 6 y 2o' r A.M. 
and the end at 1 1 h. 37' ^^' t A.M. apparent time.- If the at- 
mofphere favoured your obferving it at Greenwich, I fhouid be 
extremely obliged to you, if you would communicate to me 
your obfervations. I (hall alio be happy to know the time of 
the beginning of the folar eclipfe of the 23d of next April at 
Greenwich. - 
know, Sir, beg leave to communicate to you feme obferva- 
tions. of the folar eclipfe of the 27th of laft October. At 
Beverly, lat. 42 0 36' N< I carefully afcertained the going of 
my clock, by equal altitudes of the fun’s upper and lower limb, 
for feverai days preceding the eclipfe, and on the day when it 
happened, . conffcantly applying the equation for the change of 
declination. October 25th, when the fun’s center paffed the ■ 
meridian, it was by the clock 1 1 h. 59' ii // ; on the 26th, 
11 h. 58' 15" ; and on the 27th, 3 1 h. 57' 18 A 
Two gentlemen obferved with me ; the rev. Mr. cutler 
of Ipfwioh, and the rev. Mr. prince of Salem.- Mr. cutler 
and X were each furnifhed with a refiedting telefcop.e made by 
James mann of London, one magnifying 34,- and the other 
45- times. Mr. prince had 
an achromatic 
refractor magnify- 
log 43 times. The times of obfervation are 
as follow : - 
By the clock.; - 
v, 
Reduced to app. time. 
' “ 
11 1 42 A.M. 
Beginning of f Mr. cutler, 
/ U 
10 59 2 
eclipfe ob- Mr. PRINCE* 
10 59 6 
11 1 46 
fe-rved by iMyfeif, 
10 59 3 
11 1 4 8 
End of eclipfe fMr.euTLER, 
obferved by 
2 3 8 37 
1 3 8 .43 
1 38 40.. 
1 41 23 P.M. 
1 41 29 
? 41 2, 6 
U U 11 2- 
I had 
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