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afterwards I imagined it muft have proceeded from 
fome Cavity or Valley made by two adjoining Moun- 
tains on the Edge or Limb of the Moon. I had 
often formerly obfervcd Mountains on the Circum- 
ference of the Moon, more or lefs every-where 
round it, but never faw them fo plain as during the 
Time of this Eclipfe; for we had the Air exceeding 
clear, and free of all Agitation, notwithftanding it 
blew a perfed Hurricane of Wind, which began 
about the Middle of the Eclipfe ; and I remember, 
in the annular Eclipfe of the Sun in the Year 1737* 
it did the fame. The mountainous Inequalities on 
the Southern Limb of the Moon were particularly 
remarkable ; in fome Parts Mountains and Valleys 
alternately; others extended a coniiderable Way 
along the Circumference, and ended almoft perpen- 
dicularly like a Precipice. My Lord Morton was 
able to fee them very eafily thro' his fmall Re- 
fledor* 
A little after the Middle of the Eclipfe, fome 
Clouds, that feemed ftationary below the Sun, ap- 
peared tinged on their upper Extremities with all the 
Colours of the Rainbow. 
During the greateft Darkncfs, fome People, who 
were in the Garden adjoining to the Cattle, faw a 
Star to the Eaft of the Sun; which, when they after- 
wards told us, and pointed to the Place where they 
had feen it, we found muft have been the Planet 
Venus. This Star, we were afterwards told, was feen 
alfo at Edinburgh , and other Places, by a great Num- 
ber of People } but 1 did not hear of any other Stars 
being feen. The Darknefs was not great, but the 
Sky appeared of a faint languid Colour. What is 
H h h h pretty 
