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The Rev. Mr. Irwin , at Elgin, Lat. 57® 54', fays, 
the Eaftern Limb of the Moon touched or entered 
on the Weftern Limb of the Sun at 8 k 57' tho’ he 
fufpeds it began a little fooner (another having taken 
the Telefcope out of his Hand) ; for when he looked, 
the Moon was a little advanced on the Difc of the 
Sun about 30° from the Zenith of the Sun towards 
the Weft. h / // 
The Eaftern Cufpinth z Zenith of the Sun at 9 610 
Eaftern Limb of the Moon reached the ? 
Centre of the Sun at . .* 9 39 o 
The Annulus began about 30° from 7 
the Zenith of the Sun Weftward at} 10 20 0 
The Annulus appeared moft perfed at 10 22 4^ 
Tho’, as nearly as he could difeern, he thought 
it a little narrower on the South-weft Limb of the 
Sun, than it was on the oppofite Side. From hence 
it fhould appear, that the Centre of the Eclipfe was 
to the Southward of El^in. 
The Annulus was obferved to break on the South- 
eaft Limb of the Sun, about 30° from the Nadir, 
at io h 2f' 30". 
Before the joining of the Cufps of the Sun, as alfo 
at the breaking of the Annulus, he fays, he obferved 
a quick tremulous Motion, and feveral irregular 
bright Spots between the Cufps, which difappeared 
in a few Moments 5 and he thought the Moon’s Body 
palled quicker about the Time of the Annulus (efpe- 
cially as it was forming), than at any other Time 
during the Eclipfe. 
Before the Weftern Limb of the Moon reached 
the Centre of the Sun’s Difc, the Sun was hid under 
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