Gents Mag 1748 p.313

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	Gentleman's Magazine 1748 p.313
eclipse, 1748
	Eclipse, 17 July 1748 Notes relevant to the map of the eclipse (none directly from Cumbria). ... ... Mr URBAN, I Had the pleasure and satisfaction of making some observations of the great solar eclipse, on the 14th instant, at Grantham, in Lincolnshire, by a good pendulum clock rectify'd to the apparent time, and the application of a smoak'd glass to the focus of a telescope of 10 feet in length. I perceiv'd the moon's first impression on the sun's limb, or the beginning of the eclipse, at 1 m. past 9; soon after, the sky being tolerably clear, I darken'd a room fit for observation, into which I let in, through my telescope, the image of the sun, which I received upon a pastboard made of white paper, having a proper number of white circles projected on it. By this means, I observed very carefully several beautiful phases or appearances, that the moon's shadow made upon the sun's image, and particularly that most remarkable one at the time of the nearest appropinquation of their centers, or middle of the eclipse, which happened at 31 m. past 10. The duodecimal parts, or digits eclipsed, I measured 10° 4'; the exact time of the end I could not observe, the sun being quite clouded; but by comparing several phases of the shadow decreasing with the intervals of time between them I imagine it might happen about 6 m. past 12. If you please to give this a place in your Magazine, you will very much oblige your most humble servant, Grantham, July 22, 1748. RO. WHITE. Mr URBAN, Luffwick, near Thrapston, in Northamptonshire. THE sun's eclipse was accurately observ'd here as follows; which if you please to insert, it may oblige your astronomical readers.
	Apparent Time. D H ' " Began July 13 21 1 00 Greatest obscuration 22 33 00 End --- 14 00 5 25
	Digits eclips'd 10 1/3 Latitude 52° 27' 30" Yours, M.D.

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