The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Last Thursday Morning a Solar Eclipse was
observed, by some Gentlemen in this Town, with
a reflecting Telescope of 16 Inches, as follows,

H. M.
Beginning -- 7 13
a little dubious.
End -- 8 9 exactly noted by a Clock
corrected according to Meridian of several Feet in
length. The Moon first touched the upper Limb
of the Sun's Disk several Degrees to the South-
ward of the Vertical, and went off to the North-
ward of the same -- Digits eclipsed not precisely
observed, but judged about 1 1/4. N. B. The true
Latitude of Portsmouth is 43d 6'
m
The same Eclipse observed at Kittery by an in-
genious young Gentleman, the Image of the Sun
being cast upon Paper, thro' a common Refractor,
as follows,

H. M.
Beginning -- 7 -- 12
End 8 -- 14
Digits Eclipsed -- 1
-1 1/4

The Time noted by a Watch corrected by the
Sun's rising, no allowance being made for Re-
fractions.

March 28, 1765.

OLD-YORK, (Lat. 43. 30.) March 21.

This Morning was uncommonly serene, and
we had a distinct view of the small Eclipse of the
Sun : the Moon's Limb perceivably touched the
Sun's, at 7 Minutes after 7 : at 33 Minutes after
7 the Sun's perpendicular Diameter was obscured
1 part; which is more than a Digit : at 9 M.
After 8 the Sun's Image appeared quite restored.
We have seen no Eclipse of the Sun here since
Jan. 7. 1758. nor is another expected till Aug.
1766, when tis said if Weather permits, we may
observe the Sun nine times as much obscured.

* If the Latitude of Portsmouth, as above, is sup-
posed exact, the Latitude of York cannot be more than
43. 12. Minutes.