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Way In the Time of this Eclipfe, and perifhed in the 
Snow. 
There was a remarkable total Eclipfe of the Sun in 
this Country, June 17. 1433. t ' le Memory of which 
is now loft among the Populace 5 but it appears from 
a PafTage in a Manufcript in our Library, that it was 
formerly called by them the Black Hour , after their 
ufual Manner. It is deferibed thus: “ Hoc anno 
“ fuit mirabilis Eclipfis Solis, 1 y m ° die menfis Junii> 
“ hora quafi tertia poft meridiem ; & per dimidium 
<c horae tenebr# tanquam in node fupergreftx funt 
cc fuperficiem teme, ita ut nihil obtutibus humanis per- 
“ vium fuit 5 unde abhinc vulgariter difta fuit Hora 
<c Nigra/' This Eclipfe is not in Ricciolus’s Cata- 
logue, but is mentioned by him in another Place, 
Schol, Cap, 2. L. y. By a Computation of thisEclipfe, 
the Sun was within two Degrees of his Apogeum , and 
the Moon within 13 Degrees of her Rerigeum $ fo that 
this muft have been a remarkable Eclipfe. The Pro- 
grefs of the Shadow was towards the South-eaft ; 
and Sethus Calvijius cites the Turkijh Annals for its 
being total in fome Part of their Dominions. 
You will perceive by this Account, that we have 
no Obfervatory in this Place ; but we are in Hopes 
that fome time or other we fhall obtain one from the 
Patrons of the Univerfity. I doubt this laft Eclipfe 
will not be diftinguifhed by any particular Appellation 
amongft the Populace, as the former that were cen- 
tral in this Country. The Remembrance of it how- 
ever will be preferved by the Curious, who obferved 
it with great Pleafure, and agree that it was the moft 
entertaining Spe&acle of this kind they ever faw. I 
fhall 
