Observations Made by Captain Stannyan of the Spots That Appear'd upon the Body of the Sun in the Months of May, June and July, in the Year 1704Communicated by Mr Hodgson, FRS. . , and pafsd in 127 ^#5#^ Monddy^ Julytht 5th, At feven a Clock I found the Spots had quite altered their fliape, appearing dull andflender, as in the lower part of die Scheme,, and di-ftant about four feconds, being all included in aCloud,jaiy thi m, Tuefdaf^ July the dtb. At ten a Clock the Sun*s Diske, Tiew*d with my iS foot Telefcope, was found clear ofail Spots. On the feventeenth day offul^^ about
Observations Made by Captain Stannyan of the Spots That Appear'd upon the Body of the Sun in the Months of May, June and July, in the Year 1704Communicated by Mr Hodgson, FRS. . , and pafsd in 127 ^#5#^ Monddy^ Julytht 5th, At feven a Clock I found the Spots had quite altered their fliape, appearing dull andflender, as in the lower part of die Scheme,, and di-ftant about four feconds, being all included in aCloud,jaiy thi m, Tuefdaf^ July the dtb. At ten a Clock the Sun*s Diske, Tiew*d with my iS foot Telefcope, was found clear ofail Spots. On the feventeenth day offul^^ about four a Clockin the Afternoon I obfervd fome Spots in the SunsBody, refembling thofe I faw on Tkurfdaj the thirdof Jum^ only with this difference, that thefe appeared tome as if they had been heated red hot 5 they feemd to bain the fame part of the Suns Diske. I obferved themabove an hour together that day, but could never after-wards fet Eye on them, nor difcover whether they werecoming in, or going off his Vsfible Diske, I continued toobferve the Sun, as often as was pcffible, with mj eighteeiifoot Glafs, till the end of the Month, but without fa^the*fuccefs. If. Cmm D*. Ji0-^4-philtrans08388945
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