The New York herald., 1870-12-21
THE ECLIPSE or TIE SUN TOMORROW.
from the Boston Traveller Dec. 1871

From the Boston Traveller Dec. 1871
The eclipse OF the sun OF Thursday December ~,
1870, is the second return OF the eclipse of Novem
ber 30, 1884, when the shadow OF the moon passed
from Alaska to Kansas and thence over Arkansas,
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia aud south Carolina To
near the Bermuda isand' and caused IN part OF cacn
served at Mlllcdgevle, Ga, 5y the iato M Nicoiet,
an eminent French astronomer and at Beaufort, y.
c. by the writer OF this notice. AT Beaufort the
eclipse central, and the Duration OF totaIity
min. 496 sec, but IL was quite two minutes, where
The eclipse was central IN Kansas. at noon. At both
the above mentioned places the beautiful CO.
roma was readily seen, also unexpectedly, the
Antares, that day IN conjunction with the sum- and,
therefore, distant only by itS latitude Az deg; but
there was not then, or. as we think, IN the magnih-
| cent total eclipse In Boston on June 8, 1906, tho
slightest trace or indication OF the rosy or pink
Ganes, so conspicuous and which attracted much
! attention In the second and tbird returns OF the
latter, In Italy and Spain IN july 1872 and 1860
IN the ecipses IN Sweden in July, 1861. In India in
August, 1893, and Ia Iowa, &c., In August, 1862
ment the spcctroscope astronomers have deter
mined these rosy names to be incandescent hydro
gen. but NJ 10 the nature or the location OF the
beautiful corona, there is st great doubt and diver
sity OF opinion. which doubt tue large number OF
sayans now stationed along the shores OF the Medi-
terranean hope TO he able 9, remove ny their obser-
vatiOns on the total eclipse OF Thursday next which
they are fully prepared TO make III the most careful
manner.
A small part OF this eclipse may be seen in New
foundland, bur not ~ the United states The centre
Of the shadow Will Drst touch the earth at SUNRISE
AT hours 30 mn. A. M. Boston mean tnel; In the
Atlantic Ocean In lat 30 deg NJ, long a deg W.;
IL thence passes over the southern part Portugal
and spain. the northern part Of the Province of Al
giers the southeast part OF Sicily Turkey near Adr
nope To the eastern coast Of the Black Sea- where t
VIII leave the eartn at hours 80 min, A, M (Boston
mean lmel; al sunset in lar. As deg. NJ, lon Al deg
H. AMI at hours ~ min. Al sec, A. NJ. Boston
mean tne the eclipse VIII be central at noon of
the place in lat. 81 deg 2lI min. N. lon. deg.
min. W., or about "a MN. N. h. OF Gibraltar. The
least north latitude OF the central path Will be 35 DER
"a min. In lon. deg. as min. r., In Agiers This
eclipse Will be total NJ Lagos, st. Lucar. Gibraltar
CadlZ, XereL, Malaga, Oran On Alglersl Syracuse in
Sicily, and Adrlanople, bur not total In Lisbon,
Seville, Alglers, Palermo or COnstautinope. At st.
"
computation from the best tables, almost exactly
central, and the duration OF totality will be z
MN. 0.S sec, I'm. 80 sec. and min 10.7 dong
est; at Gibraltar light "a miles south OF the central
path) the length Of totality win be l min Sal
sec; AT Cadiz 13 miles south, 2 min 5.5 sec. at
Syracuse light az miles south), MN. $50 sec. and
at Adrlanople tl9 miles north MN. 119 sec. and
the width OF the shadow in Spain will be about
So miles. AT st. Lucar the eclipse Will begin
lOcal tlmes ut 10 hours "A min. 0.S sec. A. NJ,
1t will begin at 10 hours "a min. 1873 sec. AM; Glib
raltar 10 hours % MN. 42.9 sec a. NJ. Oran 10
hours 81 mln. 553 Sec; Syracuse hour 81 min 1877
sec. p. NJ, and nj AdrlInope at hour 43 MN. rs
sec. 7. NJ and the duration at Oran, whore longest,
or hours % nun. 90 Sec, Will be but hours 20
min. 27.5 Sec at Adriauople.
The eclipse oil next Thursday Will, we believe, be
the last one, either annar OF total, in the west OF
Europe during the remainder of the nineteenth ecu
tury. In 1871 there VIII be an anuuar eclipse on
June 1S, ana n very nne total one UoDgest duration
OF totally min. % sec.) DecemDcr H. both OF
which VIII be central, the latter near noon, in
Northwestern Australia, In lat. IL deg. 81 min s.,
long. ia deg. il H., two central eclipses aI
the same place in less than SIX months, the least
time In which the phenomenon could POSSIBLY occur
and only third or the least time IN which II has
occurred within our recollection. This Is Indeed
most remarkable.