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corredi Diftance of the Sun’s Center a vntice was 6i°. t'. 
40". At 7 h . 45' 48". it was 6 1°. 44*. 40". And again at 
7 h . 48*. 55 it was 6i°* 6'. 40" : which with the given De- 
clination of the Sun and Latitude of the Place (hew the true 
Times refpe&ively to have been 7 h - 4 1 - 7 h * 45 / * 3 *"- 
and 7 h . 48' 39" : all concurring that the Clock was only 
14 Seconds too faft, and had gained fcarce any thing 
fenfible in a Day’s time : fo that it might be entirely de- 
pended upon during the Continuance of the Eclipfe. 
Having computed that the Eclipfe would begin at 8h 7', 
1 attended foon after Eight with a very good Telefcope of 
about Six Foot, without ftirringmy Eye from that part of 
the Sun whereat the Eclipfe was to begin : and at 8 h . 6'« 
20". by the Clock, I began to perceive afmall Depreflion 
made in the Sun’s Weftern Limb, which immediately be- 
came more confpicuous ; fo that I concluded the juft Be- 
ginning not to have been above five Seconds fooner ; that 
is, exactly at 8 h . 6' 00" corre<ft Time. 
From this time the Eclipfe advanced, and by Nine of the 
Clock was about Ten Digits, when the Face and Colour 
of the Sky began to change from perfect ferene azure blew, 
to a more dusky livid Colour having an eye of Purple 
intermixt, and grew darker and darker till the total Im- 
merfion of the Sun, which hapened at 9 11 . 9'. 17". by the 
Clock, or 9L 9'. 3". true time. This Moment was de- 
terminable with great nicety, the Suns light being extin- 
guilh’d at once ; and yet more fo was that of the Emerfion, 
for the Sun came out in an Inftant with fo much Luftre 
that it furprized the Beholders, and in a Moment reftored 
the Day, viz. at 9 h . iz‘. 26". true time, after he had 
been totally obfcured for 3 ', 2 3 " of Time. And as near as 
I could eftimate the Points on the Moon’s Limb ; where 
the laft Particle of the Sunvanilhed was about the middle 
of the South Ea(t Quadrant of her Limb, or about 47 
Degrees from her Nadir to the Left-Hand : And the firft 
Emerfi- 
