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(2295 ) Numb.yy, 

PHILOSOPHICAL 

TRANSACTIONS. 


Novemb. 20, 167 i. 

~ The CONTENTS.' 

Obfervatioiu.made by Alr.Wookfoth of the Solar Spots lately dif 
cover d,and the Eclipfe of the Moon of Sept . 8.1671, Some Addi¬ 
tions of M .Lifter to his former Communications about Vegetable 
Excrefcencies, and Ichnet^nonWafps/o^/w voith an Inquiry 
concerning Tarantula’s. Predictions of the Vifible Appulfes of the 
Moon to,and her near Tranfits by certain TixiSfarsfor A.1672* 
An Accomptof fame Books ; I, SHEEPS BQVlV en BEST 1 ER t 
that is , N AVAL AKfHttECTVTfE and CONDICT, 
in Low-Dutch , by N* Witfen. II. RECH tRCHES & OB¬ 
SERVATIONS fur les riPERESjparAfonf.Eomdclou II UAd- 
mirandorumFOSS 1 LIVM quceintratZu Hildesheimenfi reperi - 
untur>Defcriptio > <iD.'Frid.Lachn\und.lV.DeCATHAl{lfHlS s 
A.R.Lowct M.D,V.DELIClAi PHTSlC/E Goth. Voigtii. 


O 'bjervations made by Mr. Hook, of fome Spots in the Sun, return'd 
after they had pajjed over the Vpper Hemijpbere of the Sun which 
is hid from Vs i according as tors predicted *. * see Numb.75.p.n$v 

A Zfgu/Sf 30.1671.Ifaw a large Spot in the Center of the Suns 
face about noon, but had not then time to make any 
more exaft obfervation thereof. 

Septemb.unt 3 a clock Haw the fame Spot moved about a 
quarter ofthe Diameter of the Sun Weftward,and it appeared 
of this form exactly, that is, itconfifted of one 
greater and two leffer black Spots with a dusky 
cloud incompaffiog them: The Diameter of the 
whole Phenomenon was about f, of the Diame¬ 
ter of the Sun, and it was diftant from the next 
adjoining limb,(that is,exa<fily one quarter) of the Diameter 
of the Sun, This I examined and meafured feveral times, and 
found very exadf. 

So far He,To which we hope we fhall be able to add, by ano¬ 
ther opportunity,what hath been further obferved abroad, as 
well of the/ftfc«<^progrefs of thefe Spots on the Sun's apparent 
difque,as of the continuation of their former motion thereon. 

U u u Qbfervaticm 





C 2 1?6 ) 


Obfervations made by the fame 3 of the late Eclipfe of the Moon, the 
ith of September t 671 . ft. vet* 

S Eptemb. 8* 1671. H. 7. 27'^ I firft obferved the Moon E* 
clipfed when it began to be enlightened, the total darknefs 
being already paft; The fliadow pafled through the middle of 
the Spot called by Hevelius M. Porphyrias 3 half of the faid fpot 
appearing without the fliadow ana the other half being dark.- 
ned thereby. 

H.7.49'. The fliadow palled through the middle'of M. Sinai s 
through the middle of the Eaftermoft of the three Lakes cal¬ 
led Mare A driaticum 3 and juft touched the ridge of the Ap* 
Pennine Mountains. 

H.7.54*. It pafled the middle of the J; Besbictts in the Pro• 
pontis. 

JH.S.o'j, It pafled through the {freights of the Pontus Euxinus 
at the Promontories Acberujia and Arifles. 

H.8.It touched the Falus Mceetis, which Talus 'M&otis 
was then diftant from the limb of the Moon next adjacent one 
third part of its fhorter diameter or breadth. 

H.8 17'. The fliadow went off the body of the Moon upon 
the innerrnoft limb-line of Hevelius his large chart of the 
Moon at the 29 divifion juft without the ] .Major of the Cafpian 
Sea. The duskifh Penumbra left not the limb of the Moon quite 
without fome kind of darknefs, till 8. 29' $ at which time I 
found that fide of the Moon, which the fliadow laft left, was 
full as light and clear as the other. 

About four or five minutes after, the fliadow was gone ofljl 
perceived a faint reprefentation of Colours upon that part of 
the body of the Moon, which was moft affetted with the Pe¬ 
numbra fomewhat refembling the colours of a faint Halo about 
the Moon j this grew fainter and fainter, and after a fe w mi¬ 
nutes was no more yifible.lt did not feem to be caufed by any 
clouds or exhalations in the Air, the sky near the Moon being 
^.gry clear,and the faid colours not appearing any where, but 
upon the dusky part of its F/;a//\r.Po 0 ibly it might be caufed by 
the Refraction of the light from the Sun through the Atmof- 
pheiaaboutthe Earth. 


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C 2297 3 


ad PIKAS Appulfus VJfi him * net non ardiotei juxtz 
eas Tranfitus, obfervabiles A>i6jZ; Praedidi,& ad Meridknum 
Latimdineraque Londini , e Tabulis Ctnlinis accurate fupputati 
& fob* Jrlmftcdio Derbienli-Anglo, 


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quibtu vel corporates App, 
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^ lucida Pleiadam 


placitis 


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rp\Borea pracedentium in □ Cancri — 

5 1 Afellus boreus —--— - 

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Mediain pede Leonis- 


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-- Wi 6 5248 

Mediafequens fab bracb . finifiro r% infer .— 11 34 1 b 

Aufiralis trium in fronte lucidicr —— -'^28 19 48 

Cor in fequitur ad Aujirum —-— —At 6 48 48 

Septentrionalis trium in ventre Y? -—— zn 8 13 48 

Duarum lucidarum in Cauda precedent * r ~ r “- nu * 1 ,£w 17 948 

Sequens --—--—’p 18 55 48 

S 2 ji& ad dunes Aquarii -----■-— fzszq. 8 48 

In effujione aqu& fSf) ii fuccedensAufiralis —— jK 7 o 48, 


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Anno 1672. 

Januar.4. poft medium .nottm feqttentm Luna ttget fteliam fttisrl 
TabelU $ <m t Afelluna boreuin, cujus f A ilia 


jJ.W. r.„ , , 

Immerfio 13. 33 * 43 - Immerf. 6 . o, 7. _ 
Emerjio 14. 32. 30.5 Luna in$ £mrf, 10.41,$ 
Moya O. 58.17, 


j £ n 11 £ r > 


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( 2398 ) 


Janvtar. 27I Sub Occaf/m Salk Pleiades afifepitHr j cujus phmomeni 
fh-nj cs tm faccedtoit or dine , 


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p, m. 3 » 4 6 , 48 . : Occident alls lucidior fubriphur 


5 


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2 . 12 . 
4 - 54 - 

5, 48. 30 - 
6* o. 20 

6. 13. o, 
6 . 15 . 30 . 


JB adem c l nil at fit r - 

Media & lucida fubiegitnr -— 

Infma occidental** proximo, abfcond. 
Sequent bore all or abfcondnur— 

Orient alls fuperior occupatur -- 

Media & lfit a da remittitur ~—— 


a Centro 
LM. 

9 99 

6. 34. Bor. 
2 . 35 . B , 

6 . 22 , 

S>- -3 S 
* 5 - 9 -B> 
14-22. 

, 10 . 15 . ^ 


Occident dem , boredhrem , & crieMdium Itmaidrem Lma t jttxta nu~ 
merits Carolines, *7 lib at as pratcribit. Infma , fequentis Boredioris , 
dr Orient alls fuperioris obteff'tones (faff A modo de Schemate, e recent thus 
propriis Obfervationibtis delineate , probabili all qua conjeffura ) difpofpti • 
quorum Emer[tones, hand mtdto \fperem) incommode emijfas, caelum fudum 
ffuerit , fidi Ccelifpices obfervare ne graventur, dum ipfe .huyds, Afierifmi 
(i ell as iterum dimetior , <7#<? accurathra de Phanomenie future*, Luna per eas 
trmfeuntfispronnneiare poffim , 

February 10. Poft med . noclem fcquentem, velpotius Febr. u. mane, 
dfeopdet JLuna Stellam 3 i 4 *” Tabellae ^ m* hmsdk't ii* matutms 3 


' i a < a 

Sub-ingfeffus 3. 52, 39. Lath.a Cen- j Subingr* 7. 21. ^ 
Lmerfio 4.. 45, 39. StroLuna in lEmerf 10,-12* * 

Mora fub D o. 53. ©. 

Maii2. Baft med, noff, fequentem , vel Maiis, Luna ednfcw 

fell am r unfits teget, qu$ horis mat minis diet 3* habet 

» a * w 

Qbleclionem 2 . 59. 29* > ^ Centre £ Ingr , 2. 6, ^ 

Reticiionem , t - 4. 3 . 46. •? D* in * ExitU I, 3* 

Durat.fubD* I. 2,17, 

Junii 18. Sole ipfo in meridie culminante, Luna Keguium /<?# Cor^s 
fell am Tabulae Auflrino limbo ocenpabit ; fflmd quidem ph anon; e non 

d?j. lenam did lucem inobfervabile prorfus creed deram „ at tale omifif* 

fern* m /monuijfet Clar. Oiden&urgius , comperijfe Dm Hook, ****#£ 
Dxncnos.zma ad Eixas majores appulfus 3 methodo ipfi exploratk ejfeobfer - 

vabiks -> 



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vabites r \aliumque AppArentiarum f Jl quando acclderent 5 pramcnitUnes 
identidem efflagitaffeK Nattm tgitur hoc Phenomenon (quo vel utilues % ut 
infra patebit e SyxopJi, vel celtbrim a Luna nequit unquam obveniref) In¬ 
ge niofijfi mo Micrographo hanc equfdem pramonftrationemy gratitudwu ergo 
dicat am habere , idqtee ipfi pra azterie , qui obfervandi callent methodum, 
obfervandum committere velim . 

Reguli feu Bafilifci dant Tabula 

, ^ ttt ^ * 0 

Occuhattonem o. a Centro SOccult. 15^8. . ^ 

Retettionem o. 20. O. {Retech 12* 12. * 

jMoram fub D o. 9. o. 

Cordis Centrum l*proximo, appropinqUxtio ejl 15'* 39 f/ ^ Lun xfer/u 
diameter apparens modo 3 5'* 49^ it a ut 10 fcrup.fecundos dmtaxat a limlo. 
Luna, media Eclipfi, diffita futura fit Stella : Unde, fi aliqua .ohvexict 
Cali a Numeric difcrepantia, facillio c idiffum Obfcrvatori innote feet . 

J u iii Z.Luna in Z&gr.Stellam teget 1 j^Tabulse no/lrahcujus videatur 
fub Luna b. # „ f , 

Incurfus iz. 49. 19, ? Zrff. ^*d Centro c Incurfu o. 57. i?. 

13 • 59 » 26. £ D* C £,*•*>/* 4. 52. 

I. 17. 7. 

Juiii 23.' Lmartirfus Appellit ad Stellamii*™, quam abfeindet h. IQI 
IZ*'Z6"-p>M \ lat\ turn d centre D* 10'. 3''. B 3 tamen fub hori- 

^onte mergetur quam liberet fiellam cujus propterea Emerfo Americanis 
C onfpicienda. nobie exfpetlanda non ejl. 

Juiii 28. Pofi med.noftfequentemfedJu\ t 29:mane'LtfnainVz 2 gr 
fcondet Stellam Tabulae JZ arn 3 cujus erit hone matutinis^ diet fc % 2Q t 

tuna . h ' , , „ 

Congretytts^ I. 29. 6. mane ^Lat^d Centro 1 SubCwgr, 8.40. ^ 

A * -> *-» ^ t Luna in 1 EmerJ. z . 2 £, ’ 


; 8 gr % al- 


cum 


,una in 


1 Emerf . 


Sejunttioa j>, 2 . 32. 4. 

MtrA fnb i>, I. 2.58. 

Julii % 9 .Nt/>dum eUpfis horis 20 . a priori Occultationejunft in tea 18,^>v 
fubripiet Stellam Tabulae 14"* j cujus ent 

„ h - . » 

Sub-ingreffus 8. 32.26. \Lat.^ d a Centro j hgr, 

Emerfo 9. 39 . 0. • D* in t Emer, 

Mornfubl) 1. 6.43. £r. # H 

Augufli.12, Vefperi Soiem o. 11.44,. Luna r<rm -• Eclipfistrip 
h - , „ 

p.m. Jnitium 5. 30. 16. 

Mxx.Obfcur* 6 . 6 . 47. | 
slpp.ir. Sy^rgion 6 . 11.39. 


. Ansi, 

> Emerf. 3. 54.. 


Finis 
Durmio 


6.43. 20. 1 
x- 4-9 


Digiti,fumma Eclipji 

, %• . 

deficientts 3. 


Oftob;. 



( 3 °o° ) 

Oftob.23. Vefveri Lma in Y gjmgitur Stella 1* $ cuius cm 

h. , ,, 

r It ^ 9 Q 

Occultatio 8,19.23 \Ldt.yz* a Centro) Ingr, 2. o, 
RetetUo 9, 32. 43, (Lrna in 1 Ret eft, 8. 39, 

MorafubD 1.13.20. 


Oftob.23. Vefferi Luna inH z^-grjecu! 

Cub Lmam 

h. , „ 

Subingrejfus 9,21. 8. lLat A Centre ^ 

Egrejfus 10. 25* o Luna in ^Ecrejj, 5, 1?, ^ 

fab D i, 3. 52. 




\Sukiv:$^. c' 2 


Novemb. 17. vefperi in X 7 >grxmtegn St&Uam Tabulae :6^ 

h % '* 

' * " . * n 

Abfcondet 6. 25.42. iLat>f £ a Centro mOccuh, 6.15. . ^ 
Remittet 7. 23. 25. » Lun& in *• Retell. 22. 42. ^ /y% 

Retire O. 57 * 43 * 

Decemb, 22, c.w? Stella Tabula 3* * 

A, . ^ # i # 

Congreffus 7.. 28, 33. kCentroiCongr. o. 5 ^ 

Sejmctic 0 T) 8 31, o, fZ##« £3 ^Sejuncl, 2, 20. 4 

Mora fab ea 1. 2.27, 


Pretcrea Februar* 23 > paulo ante mediom noclem • 

Auguih 5, ^3/? fequentem medium noclem h 
Oftobr. 26. ipfk media nolle 5 
ZV Decemb. 20, pojl medium noclem h Lmaaliquot e Pleiadibus 
cooperiet 3 ^ qnib us tamsn Oecultationibns certi alicjuid conflituere in pro* 
fentiorum minime mdeo • Zo negotio in aliud temp us (quando fail, de eorum 
diflantiis & locis , quorum jam obfervandorum fat ago , m 
tuerit 5 quod brevifore fpes <?/?,) Intereo Lunzjuxta Fixas aliquot 

Tr unfit us or cl tores hie od\umom % quas vigilik noftris hand minus dirnos ac 
Occult at iones ^arbitror. 


Januar, 4—10.19.39. 

7—18.34,23, 
Februar. 25 —12.13.22. 
Martii 2 — 13. 5.30V 
Martii 4—10 51,11. 

26—13.33.11. 
Augufti 25—14.47 23. 
Septemb. 8 — 16. 6. 7, 
<> 4 oh» 19— 7.37.3 7, 
^overab, 1 —17.44.. 7. 


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4 * 11 * 
11.48. 
14 26. 

23.52. 
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grdine qno fibi fuccedmt phenomena reecnfeam : ^uod dxm przfiHHm ee, 
L'V'iZ [imulmotHS , e Tat? xUs ad data tempora exqzifuos^ unk eademqxc 
mpfi ad]unvam, eo[ciL fine ut ultra earn infphicntibxs Aftrophi'tiss.bniX ua~ 
licates turn ufus & commoda cxjxfque Apparently > quztenxs fciU vel 
qwmodo Luna infervUt Motibm Umandis f mote (cant • 


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'Sept. 8 16 6 7; 

Oct . 19 7 37 37; 

23 8 33 16; 

23 10 3 5Ci 

AVv, i 17 44 7, 

17 <5 13 3={ 

Vec. 22 3 36 <8S 


7 27 42 57 
7 2? 31 51 
9 11 24 7 

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11 24 31 401 
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rtteto dt Phaji LutlX w XJmbris Terrst tztientit, epuippe de qua plus fatis 
Ajrologi. Interim htc fiaeliter fief gut au & indigit ata Phenomena cum 
liiusbriffm* Regiae Societati, turn , Ipftks Axjpkiss, omnibus a'tbi Ca- 
iorum siuaiefts impenlt commends: y.ibttt ampliflimum Scientist incrementum , 
t ere nnes fiudiorum profeJus, Calumcjve imprimis his obfervmombus ware*- 
ais omnine propitium mimitus exepto, 1 4 ' 





