An Eclipse of the Sun, Dec. 19. 1739. in the Morning, Observed by Mr. Short in Surrey-Street, with a Reflecting Telescope of 16 Inches Focus, That Magnified about 40 Times

XVII. An Eclipse of the Sun, Dec. 19. 1739, in the Morning, observed by Mr. Short in Surrey-street, with a reflecting Telescope of 16 Inches Focus, that magnified about 40 times. The Beginning could not be seen for Clouds about the Horizon. About 35' after 8 o’Clock, there was an Opening, when the Sun seemed to be about 2 or 3 Digits eclipsed. End was exactly observed at 9h. 1'. 45''. t.app. XVIII. An Eclipse of the Moon, Jan. 2. 1740, observed at Mr. Graham’s House in Fleet-street, by Mr. Short, with a reflecting Telescope of Nine Inches Focus, that magnified about 40 times. Beginning about . . . 8h. 25'. 0''. t.app. Beginning of total Darkness at . . . 9. 31. 10. End of total Darkness . . . 11. 15. 20. End of the Eclipse at . . . 12. 22. 0. N.B. The Beginning and End could not be distinctly seen for Clouds. XIX. Some