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A trude representation of the Eclipse of the Moon which will be visible total & almost Central Jan. 3, 1787, in the Evening

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Identifier: columbianmagazin17861787phil (find matches)
Title: The Columbian magazine : or, monthly miscellany
Year: 1787 (1780s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia : T. Seddon, W. Spotswood, C. Cist & J. Trenchard
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System

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e diltance fromits centre, and yet be totally eclipf-ed, being fo much exceeded inmagnitude by the earth. In thegreat and total eclipfe of the moon,which will happen on the 3d of Ja-nuary, 1787, of which the annexedplate is an exaCl reprefentation,the moons centre pafles vvithin 200miles of the center of the fliadow,fo that flie will continue to be to-tally eclipfed for one hour and thir-ty-nine minutes. N. B, The reafon that we canfee the moon in total eclipfes, is,that the rays of light which pafsthrough the atmofphere of theearth, are refrafted or bent out oftheir llrait courfe, and fome of themfalling upon the moons orb, makeher appear vifible. Beg. of llie Eclip.Do. of total Dark.Mid. of the Eclip.EndoftotalDark.End. Boflion. NYork Philad. Charl. Barba. H. M. H.M. H. M. H.M. H.M. 5 18 5 4 5 0 438 6 0 6 16 6 2 5 58 > 36 6 c8 7 47. 7 3t (> S^h 6 47i 6 254 7 ^5 7 41 7 37 7 15 5 37 8 SZ 8 39 8 ZS > 13 9 IS Total Duration, 3h. 35m. H.M.10 o 10 58 11 47io 37 3dP.M. 4thA.xM. An
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An Account of the progrefs of the Populciird, Agriculture, Manners, andGovernment in Pennfylvanla, in a litter from a citizen of Pennfyt-vania, to his friend in England.S I R, WHATEVER tends to un- little cultivation, and yields in thefold fads in the hiftory of month of 06lober following, from the human fpecies, muft be intereft-Ing to a curious enquirer.—Themanner of fettling a new country,exhibits a view of the human mindfo foreign to the views of It whichhave been taken for many centuriesin Europe, that I flatter myfelf thefollov/Ing account of the progrefsof population, agriculture, man-ners, and government in Pennfyl-vanla will be acceptable to you. Ihave chofen to confine myfelf in theprefent letter to Pennfylvanla only,that all the information I fhall giveyou may be derived from my ownknowledge and obfervations. The frji feltler ixi the woods isgenerally a man who has outlivedhis credit or fortune in the culti-vated parts of the ftate. His timefor migrating is in the month o

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  • bookid:columbianmagazin17861787phil
  • bookyear:1787
  • bookdecade:1780
  • bookcentury:1700
  • bookpublisher:Philadelphia___T__Seddon__W__Spotswood__C__Cist___J__Trenchard
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Pittsburgh_Library_System
  • booksponsor:University_of_Pittsburgh_Library_System
  • bookleafnumber:144
  • bookcollection:university_pittsburgh
  • bookcollection:americana
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