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pointed to make our Signal, and in a Second or tfad 
the Camion from the Caftle was heard. The Annulus 
appeared to the Eye to be central fox fome time, but 
in the Telefcope it was always broader toward the 
South-eaft than toward the North- weft Part of the 
Sun’s Disk. The Breadth appeared much greater to 
the naked Eye, than could have been expeded from the 
Difference of the Semidiameters of the Sun and Moon. 
This was fo remarkable, that fuch a 'Phenomenon 
muft have confirmed thofe Aftronomers in their Opi- 
nion, who imagined that the Diameter of the Moon 
is contraded in her Conjunctions with the Sun. This 
Appearance proceeded chiefly, I fuppofe, from the 
Light’s incroaching on the Shade, as is ufual ; but what- 
ever was the Caufe, every body feemed furprized that 
the Moon appeared fo fmall upon the Disk of the 
Sun. 
It was obferved, that the Motion of the Moon ap- 
peared more quick in the Formation and Diflolutiom 
of the Annulus, than during its Continuance. This 
is particularly deferibed by Mr. Fullarton y of Fullar- 
ton , in a very exad Account of the Eclipfe, as it ap- 
peared at his Seat at Crosby , near Air, on the Weft 
Coaft of Scotland , that has been communicated to me 
by a Friend. He writes that “ the Annulus appeared 
“ to be nearly of an uniform Breadth during the 
u greater Part of the Time of its Continuance, but 
“ feemed to go off very fuddenly $ fo that when the 
<c Disk of the Moon approached to the concave Line 
“ of the Sun’s Disk, they feemed to run together like 
ce two contiguous Drops of Water on a Table when 
“ they touch one another i ” and he adds, that it came 
on in the fame way. This Appearance feems to be 
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