New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-29
The Solar Eclipse.

The partial Eclipse of the Sun yesterday
attracted general observation IN the City. Inc
atmosphere was clear and the morning pleasant,
and the view of the phenomenon was according
ly uninterrupted The observation IN this latl-
tude commenced at 35 AM. and ended at 9l2'
the maximum being reached at s.2l. Nearly
four dieits. or about One-thrd of the sun DISC
was obscured This Eclipse has been consld-
cred remarkably favorable for the approximate
determination of longitudes. and was probably
used very generally for that purpose IN this coun-
try, where such occasions are rendered hlghy
important by the number of meridlanS ana I'm
perfectly known localities. In Poland, Qat 5O'
36' : North long 30 s. East.) the Eclipse
of Yesterday and that OF July ), lSl2,
were central. so that the inhabitants OF that To-
cality have had an opportunity of beholdlng two
total eclipses of the sun In the course OF nlne
wears. The width of the shadow of the Moon
Yesterday varied while passing over the earth,
but in Greenland. Norway Sweden and Prussia,
i, was about liO geographical miles. The most
favorable situations for observation were points
where the eclipse was central on the western
coast OF Greenland, the southern part OF Norway,
Sweden. and the island of Oeland, and IN Prus-
sia sn the Baltic, between Dantzlc and kongs-
berg Arrangements were probably made for
careful observations at these points by European
and American astronomers. The results Will be
anxously looked for by scientific men, and Will
be a valuable addition to the cause OF AstTonomi-
cal research.
Two annular Eclpses, visible IN the United
States, VIII occur within the ensuing twenty-four
wears The first of these will occur on the 26th
Of Nav. 1851 the other. on the 29th September,
1879
Within the sevcnty-hve years between 1870
and 1901. the shadow of the Moon Will have
passed three times over the Atlantic coast On
November 30, 1884, 1t passed over Georgia and
South Carolina on August :, 1869, II will pass
over North Carolina and Virginia, and on May
2j. 1900, over part of Virginia.
4 grea, Solar Eclipse will take place on the
18th of March, 1855. {. within seven years :,
and A still more remarkable one. when the disc
will be nearly covered, on the 10Th August, 1887
--thirty.slx years hence.
From the present time 10 the year 1900 there
will be eighteen Eclpses Of the Sun, the order
and date of which are shown IN the sub Joined
table The number Of dlgits eclipsed IN 1854 will
be 10 20 and the eclipse will probably be annu-
lar at Boston and in some parts of New-lork.
Vermont. Massachusetts,, New.Hampshlre and
Maine That of 1859 will not extend to the
Southern States, and will not be central in this
country. That of 1860 will be the third return OF
the Total Eclipse of June 10, 1906 and that OF
1865 the third return o. the Eclipse OF Septem-
Der, 1911, and annular IN the States of North and
South Carolina, while at Charleston the ring will
last 6l minutes In ls66 there will be no eclipse
south of Connecticut. and no central eclipse IN
any part OF the Earth.
The third return of the Eclipse OF April ,,
1871. took place in ls45 and was annnlar at
Boston. The fourth return of the Total Eclipse
of June 10, 1906, will be total in Cuba, In 1873,
In 1880, the shadow of the Moon will be very
nearly a, It's least possible distance from the
Earth.
rCIIPSES OF THE SUN.