eclipse of the sun were very Favourable, and it is believed that some very satis. factory results have been obtained at the Observatory. 'The observatic us there were made with' the aid of a refer ctor of 4-inch aperture, two theodolites ud an ordinary hand telescope. 'The pup cipal phases were photographed with two cameras, one of Which' was mounted equatorially. The plates have not yet Yyeen developed, but about 0.49 of the woated to have covered: the shadow is astir sun's surface during the maximum phase 2 A series of drawings were also mad 1 at the theodolite at about the maximum q phase. The first contact was obserr ed at the telescope of din. aperture Ft Oh, 38m. 41s. (Sicawei time). 'The ins imum was photographed at 1h. 47m, and the last contact was observed at thre din, refractor and the Brunner theo' Jolite exactly at the same second separate parties at 2h. 50m. 10s. These oF servations very satisfactorily agree for }'shis kind of phenomena with the caleulated times, especially the Inst contact. The magnetic instruments observed during the entire duration of the eclipse did not show the least sign of perturbation. The temperature of the air, a5 well as the solar radiation, fell sensibly up to the moment of the maxinzam phase.
The phenomenon attracted a good deal of attention from foreigners and natives in the Settlement, and there was a certain amount of cracker-firing amongst the latter. In the city this form of demonstration against apprehended danger was, naturally, a good deal more marked.
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