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from a proper Place of the Caftle : There is no Regard 
however had to thofe Signals in marking the Times 
of the Appearances. Lord Aberdour made ufe of a 
reflecting Telefcope of if Inches and a half focal 
Diftance, that magnified 90 times 5 only he obferved 
the annular Appearance with one of f Inches and a 
half, that he might have a View of the whole Disk of 
the Sun at once. Mr. Short obferved the Beginning 
of the Eclipfe with a Telefcope of if Inches and a 
half focal Diftance, that magnified 104, times, but the 
annular Appearance with one of the fame Length, that 
alfo took in the whole Disk of the Sun, and magnified 
fo times. The reflecting Telefcope with which I ob- 
ferved the Eclipfe from the Beginning to the End, took 
in the whole Disk of the Sun, (having been made by 
Mr. Short for this Purpofe) though the focal Diftance 
of the big Speculum be pinches and a half; and though 
it bears a higher Charge, I made ufe of anEye-glafs on 
this Occafion, that magnifies only fo times. 
By a Computation that had been made here from 
Sir Ifaac Newtons Theory, I expected that the Eclipfe 
would begin at 2 Hours 6 Minutes, apparent Time ; 
we therefore looked attentively towards the South- 
weft Part of the Sun s Limb from Two o'Clock. At 
2 Ho. f Min. 36 Sec. we perceived a Depreffion that 
was juft difcernible on the Sun's Limb near that Place ; 
our Signal was then made, but by an Accident Lord 
Aberdour had been hindred from obferving the Sun 
at that Time : However, when he looked for it, he faw 
it was begun, and his Signal gave general Intimation 
of this to the To wn, about 40 Sec. after we had firft 
perceived it 5 and, as far as I have learned, it was not 
difeerned 
