A 22 . 1 
This eclipfe Petavius likevvife prefers ; tho’ he makes 
the digits eclipfedonly 9.22k Which is ftrange enough, 
as it could not have been by any means the caufe of 
fuch a darknefs, as is defcribed by Herodotus. But 
F. Hardouin fuppofeth, that this battle was fought 
upon the banks of the river Halys in Cappadocia, 
and in latitude north 40° j where, fays he, this 
•eclipfe muft have been central and annular. 
According to Dr. Halley’s tables, the year before 
Chrift 597 the apparent time of the true conjundlion 
at Greenwich was July 8 d 2i h yo' 9" ; and 
s Q f f t 
The place of the luminaries 
Moon’s latitude north 
Semidiameter of the earth’s dilk 
Semidiameter of the penumbra 
Beginning of the general eclipfe 
End of the general eclipfe 
Duration 
3 9 17 o 
33 3 2 
54 38 
3° 44 
d h in 
1 9 8 16 
9 o 49 2 
5 +1 6 
Q ( // 
Sun rofe centrally eclipfed, in longitude 
weft from Greenwich 83 33 o 
And in latitude north 43 26 yo 
Sun fet centrally eclipfed, in longitude eaft 
from Greenwich 132 37 20 
And in latitude north 26 25 20 
The place of the centre of the penumbra was at 
the following times, as reckoned at Greenwich, thus : 
Times 
