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the Clock’s Motion ; and though the Sun now rofe much 
flower than at the beginning, yet they all confpired within a 
very few Seconds that the Clock went (till one Quarter of 
a Minute too faft. And the End of the Eclipfe approach- 
ing, I attended the Moment thereof with allthfe Care I 
could, and concluded the compleat Separation of the 
Sun and Moon at ioh. 20'. 1 5". by the Clock, or exa&iy 
io h . 20'. correct time. 
Hitherto I exhibit only what my felf faw, but there were 
with us a great many of the Members of the Society ; and 
the Right Honourable the Earl of Abingdon and the Lord 
Chief Juftice Parker were of the Number .- the latter of 
which (hewed an uncommon Curiofity and Defire of Ex- 
adfnefs, his Lordfhip doing us the Honour to aflift at mod 
of the Obfervations made tor determining the Error of 
the Clock; and did himfeif, at the Moment of theEmer- 
fion from total Darknefs, obferve the Diftance of the Pla- 
net Jupiter from the Zenith 48°. 29'. by which the Time 
thereof is verified. 
There were alfo prefent feveral foreign Gentlemen, and 
among them Monfieur le Chevalier de Louville and 
Mr. Monmort , both of them Members of the Royal Acade- 
my of Sciences at Paris : the firft whereof came purpofely 
to obferve this Eclipfe with us» and having teen the Be- 
ginning applyed himfeif to take Digits with his Microme- 
ter, and to obferve the Occultations of three Spots at that 
time feen in the Sun ; and he was pleafed to communicate 
the following Notes, viz. 
1 n 
At 8 28 20 Four Digits were Eclipfed. 
8 32 57 The Firft and bigger Spot touched the 
Moon* 
833 18 The fame was wholly hid. 
8 34 08 The firft of the two lefler Spots was hid. 
8 34 58 The Second of them was hid. 
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