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reasonable, he has yet heard among the natives;’ and it is cer¬ 
tainly highly curious, as showing their belief that man originally 
was not made subject to death, and as giving the first intimation 
we have heard of their ideas of the manner in which death was 
introduced into the world,”— Inquirer, Nov. 13, 1844. 
ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. 
On October 30, 1845, there will be an annular eclipse of the sun, 
which will be visible throughout nearly the whole of Australia, 
New Zealand, and the Southern Ocean between Australia and 
South America. 
At Hobart Town this eclipse is partial, and 
h. m. s. 
Begins. October 30, 19 53 4"! Hobart Town 
Greatest phase, ,, 21 00 0 V astronomical 
Ends. „ 22 11 3) 
mean time. 
or- 
October 31, 7 53 44 Hobart Town 
„ 9 00 0 \ civil 
y , 10 11 3) meantime. 
The magnitude of the eclipse (sun’s diameter being considered 
equal to 1) 0.566 on the sun’s southern limb. 
The angles of position of the points of first and last contact 
of the moon, with the limb of the sun, for direct vision, that is 
as viewed through a telescope which does not invert, will be 
At beginning— 
From the south pole } 
of the sun $ 
From the vertex of) 
the sun $ 
At ending— 
From the south pole ) 
of the sun y 
From the vertex of) 
the sun ) 
On this day, at Hobart Town, the sun will rise at 16h. 50m. 
mean time; i. e. October 31, at 4h. 50m. a. m. 
Sun’s altitude at the commencement of the eclipse, 34° 
» ending „ 55° 
86° ( 
j measured round j 
| towards the 
J 
the sun’s 
^ west. 
O 
CO 
CO 
1 circumference. | 
f towards the 
> left. 
42° | 
i measured round j 
| towards the 
the sun’s 
east. 
73° | 
1 circumference. I 
1 towards the 
1 right. 
