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a Cloud, and continued To, till within fome little 
Time of the End of the Eclipfe, which happened 
at i i h 5 o'. 
There was no Cloud ail the Time of the Forma- 
tion of the Annulus , or the Duration of it ; and he 
thinks he is pretty right, as to the Time of its Con- 
tinuance s for both the Formation and Breaking were 
very fenfibly to be obferved, and paffed in a Moment ; 
affording a very pleafant Sight, by the irregular tre- 
mulous Spots of the Sun. 
He fays, the Darkncfs, during the Annulus , was not 
fo great as a little before and after; and, when greateft, 
was only fomewhat duskifh, but obfervablc. Some 
faw a Star to the Eaft of the Sun j but he faw it not, 
nor any prefent with him. He was told of it after 
his Obfervation was over. 
He fays, that, by an Obfervation taken of the Sun 
that Day at Noon, he found that his Clock was fome- 
what lefs than a Minute fafter than the Sun. He 
fays alfo, that he obferved this Eclipfe with a Tclc- 
fcope 3 Feet long, and that he had a very good Burn- 
ing-glafs; but that it had little Force, during the 
Annulus , and fome fhort time before and after. 
Mr. Duncan Frazer writes to Mr. Monro , Pro- 
feflor of Anatomy at Edinburgh , that he went to 
the Houfe of Culloden , Lat. 29' N. on purpofe 
to obferve the Eclipfe; it having been faid, that the 
Centre of the Eclipfe would pafs there; and after 
having adjufted his Clock by the Regulator-Clock 
of a Watch-maker at Invernefs y he obferved the 
Eclipfe with a Telefcope five Feet long, and found 
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