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II. ObferUMthns upon the Spots that haVe been upon 
the Sun, from the Tear \ y 0 2 to iyii. - U 7 ith a 
Letter of Mr. Crabtri £, in' the Year 164b. upon 
the fame Subject. By the Reverend Mr William 
Derham, F. ^ S. 
W HEN Spots on the Sun were more rare, than 
for thefe three or four Years laft pad they have 
been, thB mod Illudrions Society^was pleaded to accept 
of my Account of feme of the firft that for diveis Years 
had been feen : ; Which for their Novelty were pubhfh- 
ed, with fome others,- in the Phil. TranfatJ. No. 288. 
But Tar asuhuch as thofe Obfervations of mine were im- 
perfect, as F there eonfefs’d* therefore to make. fome a- 
mends, I wili give a better Account of the Spots and Fa~ 
cal <e that have been feen on the Sun fince$ there having r 
l-fuppofe, few of thofe Appearances efcap’d my Sight, 
finee their drft being feen in 1703 $ and becaufe I am 
now better J provided with competently good Inftfcu- 
roents to take- their Places on the Sun, viz. a Microme- 
ter (after Mr. Gafcoignh manner) to take their di dance 
from the Suns Northern or Southern Limb, which is 
parallel with the Pole bf the Earth 5 and an Half-Seconds 
Movement to meafure their didance from the Suns £a- 
fterp or WefYern Limb. 
In this following Table, may be feen at ore view,- 
what Spots or FacuU fell under my cognizance. 
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