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pretty remarkable, is, Mr. le Monnier aflured us, that 
when he looked at the Sun with his naked Eyes du- 
ring the Middle of the Eclipfe, he could obferve no- 
thing upon the Sun, but faw the Sun full, tho’ faint 
in his Light. This, I am apt to imagine, may be 
owing to his being fhort- lighted^ 
I obferved alfo, about the Middle of the Eclipfe, a 
remarkable large Spot of Light, of an irregular Fi- 
gure, and of a considerable Brightnefs, about y' or 8' 
within the Limb of the Moon next the Weftern 
Cufp. I thought I loft this Light fevcral times ; but 
whether this was owing to my fhutting my Eyes, in 
order to relieve them, or not, I cannot tell. I am 
told, that the Rev. Mr. Irwin at Elgin obferved the 
fame. When 1 ftrft perceived it, 1 called to my Lord 
Morton , who was in the next Room, but he could 
not fee it. 
Before the Eclipfe began, and during the whole 
Time of the Eclipfe, the Air, as I faid before, being 
exceeding clear, 1 faw thro’ the four Foot Refledtor, 
the Surface of the Sun cover’d withfomething which 
I had never obferved before ; it feemed to be all ir- 
regularly overfpread with Light, and a faint Shade, 
efpecially towards his equatorial Diameter. This Ap- 
pearance was fo odd, that it is difficult to deferibe it, 
fo as to give an adequate Idea of what I faw j but 
if I may be allowed the Expreffion, it feemed as it 
were curdled with a bright and more dusky Light 
or Colour. This Appearance was permanent, and 
regularly the fame ; and if in any degree feen before, 
may have given Rife to Facula haying been feen in 
the Sun 5 but to me the whole Suns Body feemed 
to be more or lefs cover’d with it. 
I looked 
