Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-11-26

! Tie following notice of the Eclipse Of the
Sun, which is to occur in the course OF the
present month, is taken from the American
Almanac for 1894. In some Of the Southern
papers, into which it has been copied, We%
nesday, the 9Th of November, has been er-
roneously stated as the day on which 1t was
to occur BY reference to the Almanac, It
will be seen that Sunday, the 3Otlr Of Novcm--
Der, is the day stated:
[From the Amer eau Almanac for 1884,
GREAT ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
The most remarkable Of the Phenomena.
that this year, 1884, will happen, is the Eclipse
of the Sun, on Sunday, the Both OF Novem-
ber. This is the third of the very Uncom-
mon series of five largo Eclpses, visible to
us, in the short term Of seven years; the 4th
of this series will take place 18th May, 1886,
and the last, September 18th, 1888.
The Eclipse of the present year, will doubt
less, receive great attention throughout our
country. In those places where its magni-
tude will not exceed II digits, much dimnu-
ton the light is not to be expected, even at
the time of the greatest observation; perhaps,
however, it may be sufficient to render visible
the planet Venus, then above 30 deg. r.. 5. r.
of the Sun, and much nearer to the earth
than usual: nor will the observation be very
grea: where the Eclipse is almost total; since
it has been observed on former occasions, that
the unechpsed part even when reduced to a
mere point, sheds sufficient light to render
small objects visible, and invisible the bright
est Of the stars. Indeed, on account of the
refracton oCthe Suns rays by the atmosphere
of the earth, the darkness can hardly with
strictness be considered total, even when the
sun is completely shut out from the sight
IL the great and remarkable Eclipse of June
10th, 1906, when the sun was totally obscur-.
ed at Boston for five minutes, as much light
remained as is given by the moon when full,
and greater darkness will not probably be ex-
in any place on the present occa-
sion.
Throughout the United States, however, a
greater depression of the thermometer, if
placed IN the Sun, will probably be noticed;
and for some minutes before and after the
moment of greatest obscurution, the power Of
4 lens to produce combustion, by condcnsing
The solar rays, will be nearly, if not entirely,
destroyed. At the time of the annular
Eclipse OF ofFebruary 18th, 1881, it was OBJ
served 10y the editor that the thermometcrin
he sun, fell from 73 to ~, and that during
he continuance of the ring, no sensible effect
was produced by placing its blackened bulb
n the focus Of a powerful burning glass.
This Eclipse, as will be seen on tracing the
path of the centre, will be total in a small
,art of the Territory of Arkansas, and Of the
States Of Mississippi Alabama, Georgia, and
South Carolina. The principal places, in
which the obscurity will probably be com.
'letc, are Charleston, Beaufort, South Caro-
ina, Savannah, Milledgcville, Tuscaloosa,
nd Little Rock. The greatest duration Of
otal darkness in any place, will be at Tusca-
oosa and Bcaufort-thesc plnces lying very
ear the central path. At Charleston and
savannah, the duration will be considerably
ess, the former being situate about forty miles
orth of this path, the latter, about thirty
outh. The width Of the line Of total dark
ess, varies IN its passage across the earth,
ut in the United States, will be about one
undred miles. Those ofthe Atlantic States,
ho desire to behold this rare spectacle-the
lost magnificent and sublime of the phenom-
ma Of Nature, compared with even Niagara,
nks into mediocrity-wil find Beaufort the
ost eligible place in which to make their
'servations, and they will not neglect this
'portunity, when they reflect that the Moons
'adow will not again, for the space ofthirty-
'e years, pass over any part of the inhabta-
C portions of the United States, or until Au-
ist 9TH, 1860.
As, at the time of the Eclipse of February,
'3l, much inconvenience and even injury,
as sustained from want of care in looking
the sun without any protection for the eye,
through glass not sufficiently colorcd, it
ny be proper to remark, that should the sky,
ring the continuance ofthe Eclipse be clear,
C of the very darkest green or red glasses
sextant, and in default Of this, piece of
mmon window glass, free from veins and
nndered quite black by the smoke of lamp,
ly can be used with safety. If the lustre
the Sun should be diminished by interven-
: clouds, lighter shade will be sufficient.