Speculum mundi: or, an exact account of the great and formidable eclipse of the sun, which will be visible, total, and central, in England, May 11, 1724 ... / [Anon].

Schott, Gaspar, 1608-1666

Date:: 1723

Credit: Speculum mundi: or, an exact account of the great and formidable eclipse of the sun, which will be visible, total, and central, in England, May 11, 1724 ... / [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$gined vain things: Some few died by the Hand of Juftice, a Sacrifice to their own imprudent Zeal and Fury, while others remain living Mo¬ numents of the Clemency of a juftly exafperated Government. And with Refpeft to the Weather, we may remember the exceflive Froft which was in the very firft Winter following that great Eclipfe, the like whereof had not happened for above thirty Years before, nor has any fuch happened lince. Nor is the difmal Depradation made by the raging Peftilence in France to be forgot, which was for Duration and Severity fcarce to be pa¬ ra 11 el I’d ^ which, although it was fome Years af¬ ter this great Eclipfe, yet if we obferve that the Eclipfe happen’d in the fecond Decanate of the fixed Sign Taurus, no Artift will wonder that its Operation continued fo long. CHAP. V. Of the Great Eclipje of the Sun, which is to he on May ii5 1724. THESE Things being premifed, my next Work is to give a true, and methodical Account of this Eclipfe, according to cue Rules of Art \ and this Account fhall confift of a juit Calculation of this Eclipfe it felf, with all the various Circumftances of it, as the Time if . , ‘ • of$