The Portland daily press., 1869-08-07
GOLD CLOSED in New York last night at
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The Gseas EcIfpsr. s.s az
This afternoon the eyes CT millions will be
directed toward the sun whose sunremaey will
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We 'oi 'ne u'ae oou'os'eu W @no.lci oio' wv MAJ
shaw We struck and GREATNESS spectators
see Z? We are told that even those OF us who
bava no fnrtbar eon;naapt tban snol,ad Il
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colored glass or an opera glass may make some
interesting observations The following may
ho r,sda ,u;tJ,aut ont;ca1 intru,nents :. tsi ,
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as 1ne eclipsc ausanees - ~, ues. aD.e ~
oDtdin some ho'ion VI 'le'suio VI 'iio uesiee "a
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II Az VIVA: oiseahce Iloia y ne eye oaa = Do1A
or paper, exnioiung type Oh VARIOUS SIZES oe
reaaF ,. -, :.
IL lou up nsn'ea eAnu'e near neaiiy uer
tween youI sye anu sns SUI INV may ~,
suns gres soe aes 'n' SUI "a" 'us
name ans 9e seen ,.,a,oa ,so.;.,o z
~. IL you are ~ an eievaseu posluon ",
marx tne changes OF Color ahu appearance OF
the surrounding oplects IN me isndscape,
v: you see .nc spoes " hsht, ioilnee ny
tne ihtersectihg shadows OF the Doueas OF Tue
trees, remark whether they exhibit the same
form. OF tne sur. 80
Lhefe are numerous s'Mple phAossopnloSI ln-
strumehts "a .ne Possession " AIli sucn ~
thermometers, narometers, ana even hygrome-
ters. An opsefsatiohs maue through toese
WIN DC lnsaiuap'e' af
Another writer makes the following enter
tanning observations ON the event, -
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men IS The Corona Baiisys Beads & sss4 &c,
will be observable
The Corona is hale which surrounds the
disc.ot the mooa, generally ring Of pale
rietv Of forms. Sometimes stres ming n Ions
wayy feelers. somatimes showing brushes III
light, or pointed somewhat as a star, Sometimes
OF a yioletor reddish hue. It appears three or
four seconds before the totality, and continues
about as long after the first uncoyering Of the
probably an effect Of the sum atmospRere.
aBailey's Beads anpeafi when Tx nar,ow
crascant ~ fbe ann VI radnceS ~, ~ ss.
i, a. haf,ra The s ia 90 nste sno aee =;
roi.sn M, ;nto str;ne ~ hr;;ss -
heads Of i;ght. It's Described AZ sna..,ac ~
Dfsrr,r;.;5a I,.a,,ty e,,d cn,.,a.ra spectacie
Lace II ;ntasssir 5riii;ant diamonds WEI nSon.
the aastarn adgs. n tLa sim ffar an ecl,sa ne -
,ravs heo;ns ~ fhs wastern adgal i III Al.
reached tbese monnsa;ns somefi;nes anr, oas
to shoot forward and the neaFs reas.hine IL Al,
and the str;ng ~ Ma y NJ asd s
Il nrohahlv d5,a IN Great measu "a to rraSss;a,
The he adj ware observed thouoh NOT In ths
f;rst time Nv Rsilev in 17ag Thav yrera frst
alIndpd tn nv RatIav in 171E = ~ --st
The faatu ~ IN 7, 'aclinsa ~ ,yl,;cb 4,
terest has been atfacbed Of ,.ta years = tha
annearance Of nrotnl,e RANGES bev1nd the s,irc
az The moan yvfay sho eur, - ,-araa ria',
ora N oy tha ,rastar,, M; y 800, ~ a. ~
taI nhs "a ha,;,,. ~ - =; "a .J ~
on tha eastesn E,oh Tshav "a ra,saraIi, - :
rose Color, of vaFio1s shapes. 1.-THE commonas
being that of mountain peakes ami curra.s
sickle shapes. They connmonIy pryuus Irv ~
the moons disc, but have been obserpas sep
arated from the edge, as IL agarInS around the
moon. They ~.06 f deep red hue and great
height, one Of them, as measured during the
sn1 Tha n.tnre Of tssa Ia rom te
tons was not settled definitely until last year
when INC Easlish astronomical party sent to
Man instrnmenf n ' wb 2ad elsae spectroscope
light are examined after being reTrn..sS Z, =.
prism-that they were gaseous flames con, ~
I'd mostly, If not exclusively. of Iydrogenl n
had occurred TO the French astronomer. M.
Jansen, who was watching the same eclipse.
for the French Government to observe If pos
slblesfhese projections of the sun when not nm
der an eclipse. On the day after the ECLIPSE !.
therefore, M Jansen directed the slit Of he
picturesque on the edge of the sun, where be
nad Inc day before observed large promi-
nence, ana to his great joy perceived spec.
rum corresponding to the one before obtained
For many days he lived, as he said in a per-s
petuai eclipse. He was even able to follow
tnem IN toward the sun, and to find them pro-
ionged in the bright disc of the sum- He ar.
ranged his instrument SO as to watch them un-
a inserisnptealJ and TO measure them; and he
these immensa hod;as s' a,,..a ~ watcn
larger than the earth, completely shifting ana
cnaang,ng forms IN the space of few minutes
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