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Tranfit of the moon over the meridian. 
k • u 
Preceding limb palled the meridian at 1 2 y 1 8 
Subfequent limb paded the meridian at 12 7 yo 
The fky was at this time exceedingly clear. 
Mr. Pound obferved a fimilar eclipfe at Wan- 
Head, juft two Sarotic periods before this, and has 
defcribed it in the Philof. Tranf. N. 347, p. 402. 
and makes the following remark, tc This eclipfe is 
“ the more conliderable, as happening very near 
<c the moon’s perigee, and therefore ufeful to verify 
Cc her anomaly ; as alfo to limit the greatefl diameter 
“ of the fhadow of the earth, and confequently the 
parallax of the moon. This may be very properly 
‘ £ compared with that of the 19th of October 1697, 
c: whole middle was at y b 41' p. m. at London, and 
u the quantity the fame as now.” 
Here follows a computation made from Dr. Hal- 
ley’s tables by Mr. John Catlyn of Guy’s Hofpital. 
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Beginning at . . ' . 8 18 44 
Middle at . . . 9 41 yy 
End at ; . .1156 
But if an allowance is made for the errors in the 
moon's motion, when fire was in fimilar circum- 
fiances in the month of November 1733, the above 
times of this eclipfe may be marked with the follow- 
ing numbers. 
k 1 1/ 
Beginning at . . ; . 8 14 o 
Middle at . . . 9 37 30 
End at ; . 11 o 30 
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