of Cambridge in New England. 
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correfpondiug obfervations to afcertain this point. June 24 , 
„, 8 there was a folar eclipfe, vilible both at Greenwich and 
Cambridge. The beginning of this eclipfe "bfetved at 
Cambridge by the late Dr. winthrop at 9 h. 6 20 A.h. 
and the end at n h. 37' 22" AM. apparent trine. If the at- 
nrofphere favoured your obferving it at Greenwrch, I (hould be 
extremely obliged to yon, if yon would common, cate to me 
your obfervations. I lhatl alfo be happy to know the time o, 
the beginning of the folar eclipfe of the 23d of next April at 
r now, Sir, beg leave to communicate to you feme oofer a- 
tions, of the folar eclipfe of the 27th of laft October. t 
Beverly, lat. 42° 3 * 5 ' N - 1 “refully afeertamed the going o 
my clock,' by equal altitudes of the fun-s upper and lower 1, mb 
for feveral days preceding the eclipfe, and on the day when it 
happened, conftantly applying the equation for the change of 
decl, nation. Oftober 25th, when the fun s center paffed the 
meridian, it was by the clock 1 1 h- 59 1 1 . oil 
T T h r8' I ; and on the 27th, 1 1 h. 57 1 0 • 
Two gentlemen obfetved with me; the rev. Mr. CUTLER 
of Ipfwich, and the rev. Mr. prince of Salem. Mr. cutler 
and I were each fumiffied with a refleffing telefcope made hy 
TAMES MANN of London, one magnifying 34 , ,he °- h ' 
It times. Mr. PRINCE had an achromatic tefate magn.fy- 
ing 4 3 times. The times of obfervation are as follow : 
& '■* _ . , Reduced to app. time. 
hi 
Beginning of fMr. cuteer 5 
eclipfe ob- Mr. prince, 
ferved by iMyfeif, 
lLndofeclipief Mr# pRINCE> 
obferyed by \ Myfelf, 
By the clock, 
h. t ,, 
10 59 a 
JO 59 6 
xo 59 8 
i 38 37 
1 38 43 
I 38 40 
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I I 
II 
I I 
I 
I 
I 
42 A.M. 
46 
48 
41 23 P.M. 
41 29 
41 26 
1 had 
