The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-27
THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
interesting Particulars Relative TO the
Eclipse to-morrow, July ~, anu Of other
10 the EDITOR OF rae LONDON TINES

-lhe approaching eclipse at the M, Mon
Gay, July rs. Is the Only thu. ~ili no total 10
parts easy accessible from tDi, o,u.t,y for MANY
years to COME and for this is not n pro
many continental tourists msy be iiced TO 10 safe
themselves the line of the total IN iss 10 order
TO witness the grand natural phenomena that occur
on such occasions. The more ohseryer- there ara
Che botter aud 1T IL matter VI fact taat mat ,urs
have hitherto succeeded quito we'll "a. protested
ASTRONOMERS III their descf, ptiOus and observations
'Cn this account, beg to send you tte fo,t, yiny
summary Of the most Ieniarka de npDearauoes ce,
iestial and terrestrial, which hive b.-n nosiced in
aH years, in the hope that It nav he .c,.o ,aole
60 many who have 10 opportunity on cousuitinr
astronomical works upon tn san a., | prefix q
rev particulars relative 10 the eep If 25tn of
1his month.
The last total eclipse Of the sun oe in L,adon
took place in April, i7l5, and there sill Ds 40 otaer
al the morning of August ~ 1851 Ia, eclipse Of
me present year Will be TO al ~ ,te out picts Of
Norway and Sweden, il bortherm Prussia Poland
aid Russia the principal plaaes within the
one covered by the MONS shso0s b. - Chris
iara, Bergen, the weli.krown po,s Of 20 iieaberg,
WS,srhsrona Dantsc, konis'earg sad V.rsav
Tie ects1sf ;,is DC mUr less cisl,e re UiA ne Of
NORTH Anrscd, the North -dH "t,c O,ai a,,on 10
Ehe SOh dee71 Of ta'sfrde, ne phet " tanpv. ind
we northern ia's q up IRA h' m "lip's WM
t9nstn chniofto'S Ei,nd, uocossn, u, ,Un.,nem of
--srnoiod, orcr tie Rhkg M sd,a. - ms Sl.Ge
kokv, rifh nrh Be IA en,pe 0arSn.ssa Ia. 80 p. a.
dTarw1ch t,nf. Aite, "a,ds 'h: central line passes
over Melville peninsuar into ''reeniAiii ~bsre it
arrives at 2h. 5. Hence il passes b0rtii I,-laad
ard reaches the coast of Moray ~ 4 pian. .ied
Brake, about 40 miles Orth OF bcfgco the total
eclipse extending At this time 40 miles
broad 1t, alter course lies he dii-c, ou of the
town Of Ebng, near the coast OF PrassIm, bet xeen
Dantsic aid kongsberg. tn,nce aero,s the south
west Of Russia, near kobrib. in al. o -uvince of
Grodno, Jitomir, and Ivanov ka, Q" tne - ii Azov
which will be involved III dArkn-s, aboiC Gu Z.
M, local time, while the is yet ~ Al ooasi-
derable altitude in the heavens.
BY a special calculation OF the crcu n iances Of
the phenome non for Christiaia, We haa the total
eclipse will begin at Oh 4on. 10 "A, mean
dime at that place, and end at oh io'n. AS, SO
that the duration of total darkness ii Do 2n 4is.
Similarly, by calculating the conditions Tor Go
1henburg, in Sweden, II appears tu,. ,lic total
phase will commence az 81 Dam. - l. II ald
end at 3h. 5su. is, local time A Diui zic the
last ray Of the sun will vauish IA BIN 5js.
y. M, the darkness ending AT Ia Jjsn. 15s AT
h0nigsberg tins phase will soumeaco ct IN $50.
S., ard eud at An 4lm lbs The sun will be
hidden at Bergen 3m 22s ut Gan lsS jan. 49,,
and at Warsaw In 57s
In London about 81 lU0ths of he -un disc will
be covered by the moon, ana ai.iIVu. degree
OF obscurity must necessarily t"ho place, 1t Is not
likely to be very great. The gloom, however, is
usually OF peculiar nature, seusihly uei ent from
that caused by a elouded sky, AMI ii lae heavens
are overcast at the eme, "a mist mas soniot,mes
risen ~ the greatest phase app oIcacG giving tho
surrounding iaEdscaPe the sdine appeaG.inco that
notice carly dull Oototsr Jaotulns. la
the metropolis The eclipse vii! cOu.Aaoice four
minutes after Two O'CLOCK H. Nj Az" si.i sud 1T n
take place at twelve minutes aiier 'hree o'clock,
ard 1T this moment the val appear as a
narrow crescent, having the convex oc. ocr towards
the horizon.
The progress of n solar eclipse attr &c ars; con
tact OF the moon with the itnIb act usually
Oi any particular interest, even 10 eue a,Groholner
until short time Before his dse h. wnsiiy JDsrar,-
by our satellite. The oiininutioa 4 i,snt then
becomes yery marked, aud tue ia G.ess rapidly
deeIens rs the centres Oi tho nOou APP
pressh, the fnal extinction OF the IHys beiug
nj A.
has commenced or, IdiDg to .VuIe accounts, a
few seconds before The marrow solar Crescent las
Vanished, very beautiful sppedra,cr presents
itself, in he form OF "a lulnnC cstusa o. burtvr
OF light, which suuounds the .uu and 5na daring
the continuance OF the total eclipse, an uuapIt trs
within few seconds Of the time aeu tDe ct re-
turning ray " IL has boen de=cfiJei Us yum
posed V circular zone Contiguous ~ tue difk Dor
der Of the mvon and Of "a nome less GUS
contiguous TO tue first Bat the greater number Of
observes OF the eclipse ut July, lo3, act alluje
10 any second vi light further distant from the
moons limb than the brighter one. the intensity OF
Light Ape sring to them TO diminish very cliually
fIou the da border OF the moon until lG assume
lated iiself with The general ground Dior of the
heavens. otker observers compae IL tJ the - ylo.
~ with which painters surround the heads of
saints, divergent rays OF light streaming OF from
the moons iinh ia every dii seiivn. Utotrs, agaia
while giving the corona the same general for A. a.
before, refer a. certain rays, aigrdtcs, n, thr
French term them, extending beyV.G tno surcOlG.
The brightness of the corona vatics greatly ~ df
t,ent stations, during the sanc eel pee. according
10 atmospheric conditions, lnG pJssiOiy VIA some
regard to the altitude Of tho ~ ana a. wi nb ,,e
the horizon la the .Otal 10 pse vi Jul,, l,il The
light was 20 ibtcGsely brilliant L,pesK ~ auss
that the eye supported IL with dificg.ty sd may
persons doubt'G II the sun had really ,a44shed.
ct in France nid Italy its -igntness vas tr lf,-
1ior; the light was MT strong eioD.l 10 tarus a
pefccPtib'S sbs!ow, and one vbs,ptg a. i4tla &C.
timsted lie ih,Custy 10 be 10 that VI tue fau moon
ne tol NJ might be expected, there q, si,a,i.r
want Of accordance with regard to The doc of tue
luminosity forming the 4orJna. In ISlk ,,no ooe
scIs who were most favorabiy situated AMI ,,i r.
tie best amus bcric conditions, cDustle oil IL per
tcty while, without the slgLtest tute OF c,,lyr
during its Continuance. At Milan u -. .tr,s co
loret, aud the astonc iners Of the onf,r.a.oiy at
latis, who went To The south OF fftD,r 20 make
their observations. agree M giving . "a 10 luTtsn
tibge. On previous occasions ace b,ra is c.b,.d
A. pearl or peach coor q, Toi. h. g,id .s yellow OF
Ertsentng the hues % ihe ainb0s IA tfbit was
Like ring OF gold at Nuremoars. fu- n-r.dah
has slso been tsriOusiy estimated. At scrt man
IN fSI2, the ~ nj Of the Coulf d.. traced 90
distance tfuai to oneibud o. tho my"ns appa-
r,nt diameter from her be- der. a. L..s,s wocre
a. was go ugeously viewed. some ut re rays
attained disssute 'f six or eight iunl d,Hirtsrs
he astr.nomcT ioyJ obser'ihg az tbe saverxa,
near Turin. ssigLed the coroua a. aps tl,r dnsn.
son OF only ouc-eighth 81 the moons apparvn,
breadth. some observers have q avn stt. nt,n 20
an appart nj nckeTibg ,bd whiflrg n,ot on of tho
ccrons, mhing the effects prcda ,ci NY certain
Kinds OF fireworks At Lipesk. Ia Isl2 dis lumi-
nous ring was IN a state Of vlvlrut ar,tat,un
But the nost remarkable phcnonen,u liriag a
total eclipse. and that which mos txo.t.d tue at
tention Of Astronomers ia July, LEAF Is the sudden
visibility Of roso-coorcd promiaunc,s or red
bames' as they are usually called "a dfe reut po-
sstons, on tho dark Dor Ter of the moon aud ,,,o-
jected on toe light Of the corona rheir appea--
ance IS always instantaneous, and toe same form il
preserved a. iorg as they are ,isioio Al come
places, three or more seen. IA other. y 20
Generosity they were perceived on Ia, northern hmb
On the noon, at distance OF 30 dogs,Us or upwards
nom each other. NJ. Arsgo says they vsr, OF a
rosy TINT but with violet bue ia some points os-
sloly from the eject OF contras). AMI attained an
altitude Of mere than one minute of arr fron, ,hs
1potns limb. Other astronomers ouuafe them 70
the snowy SUBMITS Of the Alps, iilua,incd by the
.smg OF s.t'ng sue, and the fesc,nbiaucs vas fur.
Their strengthened ny the iumobIity of tina nrot,,
'bcrsnces, and the absence Of all appearance q,
scintillation Professor Ssntini of Iaauh calls
them pyramids Of 6re," aud observer at Milan
compares TOE o. 10 burning Goals " Many .utboi