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Mr. Dickinson read a Note ££ On the Eclipse of the Sun, 
December 31st, 1861.” 
This eclipse, being small compared with several that have 
lately occurred, will not attract so large an amount of general 
attention ; it will, however, be of considerable interest to 
scientific persons, and in the hope that the members of this 
Society will not consider it an unimportant phenomenon, the 
following results are submitted to enable them to compare 
their observations with the computed times. 
Calculations for Manchester (Royal Infirmary), lat. N. 
53° 29', long. W. 2° 14'. 
H. M. S. 
Eclipse begins, December 31st .... 1 49 19 
Greatest Phase 2 49 9 
Eclipse ends 3 45 29 
mean time at Greenwich. 
Magnitude of the Eclipse (Sun’s diameter=l) 0'413 on 
the Sun’s southern limb. 
Angle from North Pole, of — 
First contact, 143° towards the West, 
Last contact, 108° towards the East. 
Angle from vortex, of — 
First contact, 157° towards the West, 
Last contact,’ 80° towards the East, 
for direct image. 
