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Ordinary Meeting, March 19th, 1867. 
Edward Schtjnck, Ph.D., F.RS., &c., President, in the 
Chair. 
“ Observations of the Eclipse of the Sun, March 6th, 
1867/’ by J. B. Dancer, FR.A.8. 
Observatory, Old Manor House, Ardwick, Lat. 53° 28' 
23" N., Lon. 8 m 53\93 s W. 
First contact, not timed. 
Contact with elongated black spot 8 h 43 m 36 s G. M. Time, 
Last contact of moon’s limb 10 50 17*5 „ 
Just before the first contact my attention was unfortu- 
nately taken from the telescope, and when I got to the 
instrument again the eclipse had commenced. 
The weather was very favourable and the atmosphere 
remarkably steady ; clouds occasionally passed over the sun 
but did not obscure the disc for any length of time. 
The telescope used was 10 feet 6 inches focal length and 
7 \ inches diameter. The full aperture of the object glass 
was employed, with a power of 50, and using a diagonal 
glass sun prism numerous groups of faculae were visible, but 
no maculae excepting the dark spot named above. The beha- 
viour of this spot interested me, and as it may have been 
noticed by other observers I will describe it. I have already 
stated that the atmosphere was very steady, indeed I have 
seldom seen the edge of the sun so free from all disturbance. 
When the moon’s edge approached the dark spot it suddenly 
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