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No inequalities nor mountains were difcernable, nor 
could any be feen on that part of the moon. 
The elevation of the light of the fun’s cufps was 
but fmall at the middle of this eclipfe (about as much 
as in the laft eclipfe) enough, however, to indicate an 
atmofphere, as in my laft obfervation * ; but the air 
was charged with ftrong vapours, which hindered me 
from feeing it fo diftin<ftly as I then did. 
As for the reft, the weather was fine, calm and 
hot. 
* MelT. Mouron and Rigaut faw it alfo, as well as I, in my 
great telefcope. 
Le Prince de Crov. 
XXXIII. An 
