, 1869-08-11

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The ecItrse or the nn m sstnr,Y,y ,.s. w,s xts,,
bic eyer all The 1:p,,ed State$ and T.,rltnnes but
a.vteE of the magnificent coreun which s,,sround.
ed the sun Wa rIsibtr only to those who were
located on the narrnx 1e]t oft11,t mea IN breadth
which vas sEept by the 1nsons ahat1ox. The
light OF the sun III so powerful au3 10
ing ~ to shut e5t the coropal lppaay 10 those att
uated only few yaeds outside me limits OF total.
ity, though they could discern but tnc ncYesr
thrrad or sunlight as the moment, Of greatest ot-
scuratiou.
For the Information Of those who were not
psjyIleved to E1iue.s fhe nhenomenen by reason
OF location, as well aa OF those who ouv 50 v 1t
with tho mixed eye within the hand OF total,y. We
here ith present vle7 o! the corona, A. seen Mt
Hes Mones, Town, BY the writer, through u
telescope, eEetchcd by him 1nmeustelg after the
total of,sculatun had pavse,l, nnd then submitted
to several OF the sctenttnc obse1sess pre.ent,
alt Of whom recognized it as An accutaE portrat-
tIre. The cut olso show4 The rose-colored protu
bcfances, the largest Of which were secn By him,
but LOT the positions OF the smaller onca and the
exact description Of n! he Is partially indebted to
others. who made them the special subjects OF
Observation whIle be directed his attention to the
corona, during The 17aE seconds wh!ch interviewed
between the apparent contacts OF the eastern and
western edges OF the lum,na1!ea-
The circulsr ugnfe on the aecompanylng dia.
gram ftprrscnts, the moon, her dark side being
turned tovards,rht observer, Though her actual
diameter Ia s9s. tines less than 1hat OF the sup
vet she Ii 80 much nearer to us that at tae time
OF the eclipse, herapparent diameter vas 10 That
OF The Sun as 81 TO o. 60 tha. the sun wns totally
obscured during The mlnutcs 52t{ seconds re-
qulred for her 10 PASS over q EpAce equal to pne-
lSeutieth pa1t OF the suns diatneset The ap.
parent motion Of her GENRE was along the tine
to D, while the apparent path Of The sun 3 centre
uay " represented .bs the line D to A, auc the
direction Of the north mud south noles of the
heavens by the points marked n and T.. The !et-
ter represents the t.IrectIon OF the xeuItb: the
tet,ers II and l.. the Direction OF ricnt auJ left
II IL ey,den, from lbe diagram that Il was ncasrs
n the direction nj northwest: z. nearly uCv<h.
east. and +. near1y southeast.
That The ,,pht cnIofed ,aya and the dark rose-
roloret prptntrynnres n mr. latter renrescntcl b,
ntnrt srots On The ,tacfaro, belonged to thr sur.
md not TO the moon il evident from tho fact tina:
when he ctres oY the sun and moon coInett7! Ut
n. Ar the nrst ,natant al total obscura.tou, the
runnn n c,tre tanning come distance over the Sun
nt e.. 1ne nrotnnerancas on the pppcr left .1tr
we're visible. and the cotoua on TIM. side was
sassei, WILLIE "aen LIE inoeu uAu @a'ouIe" - ~
t'tHt 1ne cose1 heat!: e~onnt1-tsu ~ -. =, 49, -
Moon lapPed oses ~ u tae piutuoeA4aes. W I.o
s'oe we're ns's'oie "nac .uose w. .uu S,os S,,
cAlns into sAo"' au0 s ~. ..- -. ',,a,a
"an =, s-s's s1.. =. =, nunrn,,
tnate!y measure tbs dimensions Of the sc'csal
lto!ts OF lne coFopa aaa lae pEotapetanccs-
4uusi tne SUI ts Auo" L ~ stoteao ~ eesat'ea'-
~ -, tho t,,n. =, ar,,rso .s ~ n,,,es
~ S4ronn. NJ sn,ce coTrrsnond,ne tn s,.. q
mttes ~ eacn sccont or rcrr nrar1T :, .coo mtI,.
-, o-o ~, ~ ,,,,h ,,r;t n, ,w.I,th rort of ,he
s,r,S ,7I,r,e,er nsip ordrr IN ,n,I ,ee rat,
,nonn. of nrotecttou. 1t Ia evident that ve must
,,re tnro neenunt nj nn,y .hr a,ununr of rr,tr,
s,on he,ond ,he rtce M the rnoou. hut al,a the
amount due 10 the, overlapping OF the moon edge
II, ,ho nolnt and ,n.tuut CT o,.c.yauou.
7pr conos..
..,,,., t.4a,. ,.o,,, ~,
n,,,,an, ~, tho s,,,sc, .,n, INN, nj;
F.-S1..s ,a..1...,s. 49, =, .,.,. 49,. .,n.. ~
'1uus s ,...,,, Do.u na.,r npn,,..
lag 81" A'o oeeu- 49, -, 49,
N'ns ~ e..' ~ - 80.
4oua ~ 80 ..s. ~ .,s..a,aS a,sn ,o.7aa
oac''eutu ~ u. apr1.s ss",1.e,N '..,,,. ~ a.
u Sa'a'on, .Ass 80 ..etoa,a, -,
onaine, sue ~ aous plaees p.o!ee ~ - -,
iun9 Nal' ..s w. ,aa ~ eoa l,,.s ~. a,or
aoel, y. .es.ss 49,. .a~.srns sxrn.
."o te.4 ~ 49,. Ss. 80 j.. 49, .an.t-,..a,
w. W W. w " .s Aus .,s
- - - ~ ,,.,,,u, ,-,,,
Inc greatest Enstn "as a'tncst ucnl'ea' n'.u t
the d1fccs1on OF tne moons paA. Acsuss 'As 'AS
o. me aan "nen te1J neasly eo.ae,ueu wv WIN mus 'ue
piine u ens elip1@- .lou - I- o.aI eA.s ~.
uon Htnu W Enes ., n1a% Ntos ~ a ~ sos u.'-
l4pes " u's VI ~ 'neto ~ 80 oDe ~. 49, y w