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ROYAL OBSERVATORY

EDINBURGH

March 4 1867

My dear Sir,

If you still care about watching the eclipse of Wednesday morning from here though we can offer you hardly any other facilitation than a knowledge of the time by meridian observations, – then I shall be happy to see you here on that day any time between 8^h 15^m & 11^h, A.M.

If that day prove wet & you do not come, but would care to see what there is in the Observatory then I would beg to propose – half past twelve oclock <sic> on Saturday, – for then there will be something to be seen connected with time-signals which will not depend on the weather.

I shall not expect any answer if you can come on either of these occasions.

If you come in a cab, you should insist on its driving you up, behind the High School to the top of the hill, & close to the Observatory. The entry is on the South side.

& I remain

Yours very truly

C. Piazzi Smyth

H. Fox Talbot Esq <FRS?>