Yet let a race untamed, and haughty foes, ENEID, b. iv, l. 88. It is said, King Charles seemed concerned at this accident, and that the Lord Falkland ob serving it, would likewise try his own fortune in the same manner, hoping he might fall upon some passage that could have no relation to his case, and thereby divert the king's thoughts from any impression the other might have upon him. But the place that Falkland stumbled upon was yet more suited to his destiny than the other had been to the king's; being the following expressions of Evander upon the untimely death of his son Pallas, as they are translated by the same hand: - O Pallas! thou hast failed thy plighted word ENEID, b. XI, 1. 230. For an account of the character and manners of King Charles, we refer to T. T. for 1815, p. 16; some particulars of his trial will be found in p. 18 of the same volume, and in T. T. for 1816, p. 6. See also T. T. for 1814, p. 8, for a descripB tion of the finding of his body in St. George's Chapel, Windsor. *30. 1817.-DUKE OF MARLBOROUGh died. The first duke was called, and deservedly retains, the title of "the great Duke of Marlborough:" the late duke (the third) will, undoubtedly, for many years, be distinguished by the yet prouder appellation of "the good Duke of Marlborough." He died at Blenheim, aged 78; and only the day previous to his dissolution, took his usual exercise in his carriage. Astronomical Occurrences In JANUARY 1819. Obliquity of the Ecliptic. THE explanations we have already given in our previous volumes will be fully sufficient for enabling our readers to comprehend what is meant by the obliquity of the ecliptic and its variations; and, consequently, to understand the following table on this subject. The equation of the equinoctial points for the same periods of this year is also as follows: The Sun enters Aquarius at 41 m. after 7 on the evening of the 20th of this month. The following table also shows the time of his rising and setting on every fifth day during the same period. The time for any intermediate day must be found by proportion, as already explained. TABLE Of the Sun's Rising and Setting for every fifth Day. January 1, Sun rises 5 m. after 8. Sets 55 m. after 3 8 - 59 3 Equation of Time. The following table shows what must be added to apparent time, or that as shown by a good sundial, to obtain mean time for every fifth day of the present month. The correction for any intermediate day must be found by proportion, as already directed. Moon's Passage over the Meridian. The Moon's centre will pass the first meridian of this country, or that on which the Royal Observatory is situated, at the following times during the present month; and which will therefore af ford convenient times of observation to such as are not very distant from that meridian. The time of her passing any other meridian, or of her being exactly south of any observer, must be found by means of his longitude and her horary motion. TABLE Of the Moon's Meridional Passage. 5 in the evening. 8 9 9 10 5 in the morning. 6 7 8 Phases of Venus. Our astronomical readers are already aware that the phases of this beautiful planet vary like those of the Moon, but are subject to a much longer period in their entire revolution. It is our intention, therefore, to insert the appearance of Venus in this respect, on the first of every month, as calculated from the rule given in the following pages, which will enable our readers to ascertain these phases at any intermediate periods at pleasure; and it deserves to be remarked, that such computations afford excellent exercises for our youthful studies. January 1st, disc of Venus (Enlightened part 0.15144 digits. Dark part Venus is therefore near the point of her inferior conjunction; and by comparing her appearance this month with that stated under the Occurrences in February, it will be seen that the illuminated part of her disc is increasing, and that she has consequently passed her inferior conjunction. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites. None of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites are visible this month, on account of his nearness to the Sun. Form of Saturn's Ring. As the plane of Saturn's ring is sometimes in the plane of the Earth's orbit, and at others considerably inclined to that orbit, it appears more elliptical or open at one time than another. The change in this elliptical appearance, however, is very slow, and we have therefore only inserted it for every third month. The method of calculation is explained under the head of next month. January 1. Conjugate axis {Transverse axis 0.058. 1.000. The ring will therefore appear at this time as a straight line. Other Phenomena. Mercury will be in his inferior conjunction at 45 m. after midnight on the 7th of this month, he will be stationary on the 19th, and attain his greatest elongation on the 31st. Venus will be stationary on the 16th. Jupiter will be in his inferior conjunction at half past 5 in the evening of the 15th. The Moon will be in conjunction with the star ẞ in Taurus at 12 m. after 11 at night on the 8th; and with the star marked a in Scorpio, at 29 m. past 4 in the morning of the 22d. On the PHASES of MERCURY and VENUS. We have, in the former volumes of Time's Telescope, already explained the appearances of the inferior planets; and such of our readers as have attended to these explanations, will not be at any loss to comprehend the subsequent remarks relative to the phases of Mercury and |