on an TLtfipfe of the Sun. 1 13 
The point of the Sun’s difk, which was feen before its 
limb began to emerge from that of the Moon, is a very 
extraordinary phenomenon which I was not acquainted 
with before. In order to obviate all doubts which might 
arife about it, I muft mention that we were three ob- 
fervers, Don joachin d’aranda, Lieutenant wintuy- 
■sen, and I, Mr. d’aranda, who was looking at the 
eclipfe through a two- foot telefcope about the end of the 
total obfcurity, was the firft who. perceived it. He, not 
■knowing what it was, told me, that the total obfcurity 
drew near an end, becaufe he difcovered a fmall point of 
the Sun, like a ftar, on the edge of the Moon. I looked 
immediately with the naked eye, and faw nothing. I 
then took out a fpy glafs, with which I faw as much. At 
length I took out my telefcope of two feet and a half, 
and did difcover with that a red luminous point fo near 
the 
Le point du difque du Soleii, vu avant que fon limbe eufte commence a pa- 
Toitre par celui de la Lune, eft un phenomene tres particular et dont je n’avois 
’pas connoiftance. Pom* prevenir les doutes qui peuvent fe lever je dois dire que 
nous etions trois perfonnes a obferver I’eclipfe : M. M. Don joachin de 
aranda Gap. de frega’te de Parmee, et pilotte major de la flotte ; Don p. win- 
tuisen lieutenant de vaifteauet major de la ditte flotte, et moi. Mr. d’aranda, 
cn regardant Peclipfe vers la fin de la totale obfcurite avec fa lunette de deux 
pieds, fut celui qui l’aper^ut le premier : II me dit, ne fachant ce que c’etoit, que 
la totale obfcurite etoit pres de finir, parce qu’il voyoit un petit point du Soleii 
fur le bord de la Lune femblable a une etoile. Je regardai d’abord avec la vue 5 
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