Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-09-18


comment in some of the newspapers IN our country, %
this early notice is doubt owing to some Pecaa
cumstances connected with the phenomenon nsei.
many wears past have had, at short intervals
eclipse of the sun-either total or dnnntdr ana is
has been STYLED by way Of eminence, the last OF tne
series-for shall not witness another s'miar epae
for sixteen years, no. total eclipse Tor nearly se"e
ton to GOMEZ and we cannot withhold the solemn
Aection that this will be the last remarkable ecnpse
that many of US shall ever be permitted TO see les
before another conjunction of the heavenly Doales
which will cause total observation OF the sun rays
whole generation OF our species Will nave passed e
ordeal ofdeath and the reributens oeernity and yet
the undsturbed affairs of the Almighty move oh-on
those splendid spheres launched from his hands win
unde WAITING certainty fulfil their destined round-Pras
ing their gr Creator either in astre or IN shaae Du'
we leave our readers moralze upon the subject al
their leisure. We hope the day may be hne-that no'
q cloud may obscure the horizon or dim the setting
suns" effulgence-that all may enjoy he pleasure o.
behoding-though none can experience the dehgnt Oh
such spectacle but the student mature and the mum
BILE wsrshpper Of its great Author
In order 10 furnish eur readers with full aud nccu-
description, we have been at considerable pans
and labor to calculate the places and times OF this
ecpse-adapting them expressly to the latitude ana
meridian of Brdgeon which find to be 80 degrees,
&c minutes north and Longitude IS degrees - minutes
west from Greenwich.
This eclipse will not be total but annulartha is the
moons diameter being less the time than the
suns hide the whole face OF the sun, but wlli
leave the margin visible, like laminous ring, TO all
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The eclipse will occur September 18th, ls3s, be
tween 3 and 6 o'clock, in the afternoon. The hrs'
point OF will be about 81 degrees from the sun
vertex Tor top 10 the right hand precisely 3h. 17mn
So seconds The ecinning OF the annular eclipse VIII
be Al. 35m. 27sec. The luminous ring will continue
6m. 30 sec. and end at All aim. ~ sec Inc nearest
approach of the centres OF the sun and moon VIII lake
place at precisely Al 3sm SO and the apparent dis
lance of the centres will then be only % seconds
the moons apparent latitude being l5 sec. sou'h-o
the ring will be nearly eoneesrte, the upper
part being small fraction broader than the under part
ON account of the central path falling little TO the
west of Brdgeten This will be by far the most inter
esng portion Of the phenomenon. The sun viii IN
great measure be slotted out from the heavens-and
his place'supplied by luminous ring OF surprising
beauty and spendorl To witness would recompense
the voyage the great Atlantic. The shadow Will
then gradually leave the sum- and the eclipse VIII end
al 5h Son. So sec isst sfteen minutes before the sun
sets to the inhabitants Bridgeton having continued
oh. San. SIS sec.
The above calculations are all made TO solar or APP
parent time being that which Is usually kept IN TINS
place-the eauation oftie is about 6ui fast deduct
ing these from the times above you viii have mean or
clock time.
This eclipse-the fifth and last Of the singular series
Of i've large obscurations Of the visible to US in
ven vearsexill be annuar in the Territory Of Wscon
sim In the District Of Columbia, aud throughout or IN
some part Of irteen States. viz throughout lchgan
New Jersey Delaware, and Maryland
throughout Ohio and Virginia. with the exception OF tue
southwest part OF each; in the and seuihera
pars Of New York ia the northeastern part OF Illinois,
ipdiana Kentucky, and North Carolina and In the
county OF Fairfield in the southwest part OF Connect
cut.
The path or the ceatra eclipse first touches the earth
At point situated in tho unknown regions near the
North Pole and little Of the meridian si Green
wch, in few seconds Il attains its greatest north stl.
tude les deerees whilst for the first eight minutes II
rapdy advances towards the west until IL Is ~ seg
west Of that meridian. The path Of the centre then
passes in south by east direction over the whole ex
ten, of the continent lying North Of the United States
il passes lue 10 the of Hudson's Bay, over the
territory OF the Hudseas Bay Company, the western
part Of Upper Canada and Lake Superior; thence
over the northeast part Of the Territory Of Wisconsin
and of the State OF Mshigan, the London District
OF Upper Canada and Lake Erie thence across the
northeast part Of the counties of Cayahoga and Coun
bans and the counties Of Geauga and Trumbull, IN the
part Of Ohio thence the southwest
part Of the counties Of Mercer Butler, and Bedford
and the counties OF Beaver Allegheny Westmoreland,
aad Somerset in the southwest part Of Pennsylvania
thence scress the eastern part Of the county OF ALE
ghsny in the we stern part Of Maryland thence scress
The counties Of Morgss, Berkely, Jefferson Loudoun
and Fairfax in the northeastern part Of Virginia
thence across the counties Of Prince George, Charles
ard ST. Marys, in the southwest part ct Maryland
thence across the Chesapeake Bay and the county OF
nm the Eastern Shore Of Virginia, 10 the At