New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-18
cpr1T ASTRONOMICAL Event

-,,. GIN vc1TPsED FOR NEARLY SEVEN MINUTES.
1a,;rso Of the Sun, visible only in part oil
- -. hemisphere, took place yesterday u
'o -ritide than has been seen Tor many huIUl'
80 according to astronomical calculations q siLl''
-, not take place again for centuries 70 cON'' -
-, Of favorable circumstances have eohOinou
80 this one Of the most remarkable asuon -.
cents OF the century, and an intellectual az, m,
aau Of science such as is rarely accoroeo 10 Nun
,he Ist OF July the sun in It's greatest 6
In,,pg the weeks that have interviewed the apps, ~
,omewhat lessened il is sll 30 great ~ " 80
diameter Of the sun appear comIat"li'''' -. oatest
s,ldnRht the Moon on the contrary WAS ~ 10 LIN
perigrce which makes It's diameter apPv" 80. Ter
- 1or,,e Tho new Moon took place SIX nuns
ward and in addition 20 inns unusu ,. IA.
asuce the Moon beng IN lho -. 90
= 49,. - throw its shadow over the Aq""'Oi ~
,h., ths ecIipse not only covered the hro"to''
.naoe ON the EARTH but In those pl"O'' -, IN
&C. M noon the diameter or the inOo" "pPO'''
- d., which means the duration OF the eeHpso
- nr,loneed while the surface OF the ear'H' "Ion
re-. cbes its greatest speed OF linear rotation anu o'
- an, disk ~ the moons shadow with greater veoc-
&C. ~, st any other point, must have prolonged the
I,oe phenomenon considerably. In consequence OF SO
many combining circumstance the zone OF le 'o'i
scpse covered an OF nearly 2ooo miles lh lc's"
and 20 miles in width In places where the pheh"noh"
reached lbs highest point the uuiaIlOl u INV 0'
ak minutes fifty seconds
M, the island OF Perrin and in Alden the total eclipse
herau shortly after sunrise passing through the eastern
mart of India during the mornings 10 redcheu 4c""'i1
AZ noon and was visible during the afternoon hrsy III
AMMAN then on the islands Of Borneo ana CeleO,S ANU
MANY islands OF the Mousk group, and toward evening
in KevGuuca 70 is thus apparent that LOT tne pun l
Of close observation Of the physical construction OF inc
ann which science has not yet been able to determine
number of different points Of observation offer uem
selves and with this view some OF the European Govern
ments ntted out expeditions m order that the result "a
their several observations might be compared
England fitted ont an expedition for India 1urmsheu
zit, the best opparatus for observing and analytical
purposes The French Government htted OUT TWO Ioi
Cambodie and Maacca, and dispatched several vessels
OF war to select favorable points for observation Ger
many also showed lauda0le interest IN TINS great
sceutifc event the North German Reiehstag uuPe'"i
DieD having decided that German Science shohu nave
mart i'm this grand undertaking. In petition WHICH INC
author Bernstein addressed 10 the keichstag upe''
Dieu for this purpose, he showed that II ali clNzeo
States insured for themselves share In this grand ser
vice To science then the North German Bund that lAu
clam, to taking an honorable position among cOmheicH
nations must not stay back and he then requested lha1
the Relchstag should summon the Federal Government
20 such an expedition and to grant the necessary
means 10 the sum Of thalers. Accordingly Commit
tee Of the Reichstag waited upon the leading scennc
men 10 hear their opinion and they unanimously con
CURED IN that expressed by NJ. Bernstein although al
agreeing that much larger sum than the one named
would be the Rechstag granted 1900 thaIers
40 that the greatest might be expended on the sclen
uho organization Of the expedition.
The renowned astronomer Secclt applied 10 the PapM
government 10 tit out an expedition but its resources
would not admit Of the expense 1t is gratifying to find
that science has thus received recognition
and that az least European nations have cooperaed
m presenting reference and inquiry the result OF oh
servatous taken under their patronage. At no period
could ts remarkable event have for the interests OF
science, more fortunately taken place. The progress
made in photography in electrical science and the
structon Of mathematical instruments, all combine to
give increased success 10 the researches Of the scenho