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accountable from the fame optical deception as the 
former. 
During the Appearance of the Annulus, the direct 
Light of the Sun was (till very confiderable $ but the 
Places that were (haded from his Light appeared 
gloomy. There was a Dusk in the Atmofphere, efpe-- 
daily towards the North and Eaft. In thofe Cham-* 
bers that had not their Lights Weftwards, the Obfcu- 
rity was confiderable. Venus appeared plainly, and 
continued vifible long after the Annulus was diffolved, 
and I am told that other Stars were feen by fome : 
One Gentleman is pofitive, that, being fhaded from 
the Sun, he difeerned fome Stars Northwards, which 
he thinks by their Pofition were in Urfa Major. 
It was very cold at this Time $ a little thin Snow fell •> 
and fome little Pools of Water in the College Area, 
where there was no Ice at two o'Clock, were frozen 
at Four. A refie&ing Telefcope of a large Size, and 
of a much greater Aperture than ordinary, that took 
in the whole Sun, and burned Cloth very fuddenly 
through the tinged Glafs at the Beginning of the 
Eclrpie, and on that account could not then be ufed 
with Safety, was that by which Mr. Short obferved 
the annular Appearance. Some curious Gentlemen 
found, that a common Burning-glafs, which kindled 
Tinder at 3, Ho. 5:9 Min. and burned Cloth at 4, Ho. 
8 Min. had no Effect during the annular Appearance, 
and for fome time before and after it. 
I have mentioned thofe things moftiy upon the Re- 
port of others j for during the greater Part of this Ap- 
pearance I was obferving the Progrefs of the Moon 
upon the Disk of the Sun through the Telefcope. 
The firft internal Conta& of the Disks, at the Forma- 
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