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Gentleman's Magazine vol.7 p.122, 1737:-
20 m. past II, the Moment of greatest Darkness was at 39 m. past III, and the Digits about II, or a very little turn'd: the Horns of the Sun were in the same Circle of Altitude at 41 m. past III, and the full End was at 57 m. past IV: The Proportion of the Diameters of the Luminaries at the Middle of the Eclipse was as 12 to 11.3. We were not included within the Annulus, that being considerably to the North: So that those Gentlemen who constructed this Eclipse, and brought this City within the Annulus, are widely mistaken. Whether Edinburgh was central, or not, is left to the Observation of that City. The Ingenious J. T. of this Place has communicated his Observations to me, viz. Began at II 18 m. Middle at 41 m. past III. End at 55 m. past IV. He wrote to me some Time before, that he made the Centre considerably North of Edinburgh, about Perth and Dundee. Notwithstanding the Digits came up to II, and the Sky very serene considering the Season, yet when the Darkness was greatest we could not perceive above three of the Planets, viz. Venus, Mars and Saturn, and none of the fix'd Stars, the Gloom being mostly about the Horizon, and the Darkness not very considerable: So that I question if more were seen within the Annulus itself; we being almost as dark as any other Place could be in an Eclipse where the Ring was so large. I am pleas'd the Observations came so near my computations.
Sir, your most humble Servant, G. S.
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