, 1875-09-28

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From this time tun aan Will rapidly grow =
in ai'Tarcnt htze, moro sul u.orr Of A4 dsc il
uncovered. I'LL at ~ minutes PAST G o'cl,:! tho
moon nil have entirely pa*seA from letwecn
btu and III. Tue ''last col4Lac:," an it s cellel
| BY astrooo:ncrH. Ct the complete rca.oraton of
sunlight, will then occt,r. the motel, Of dasknces
| Oh tho Eolnr limb fading cut about % dcSrtca
| south o: Astronomical cast, and SUMO Ii ds6rec.
north from vertical Inc Passlng through tho al,-
| parent ceutro OF tie sun-.hich wilt then Ls
| about 10 degrees abose thu HORIZON.
Ths following arc the cen.cn.s Ut position a!
Gil. 32m., q. H.:
snns rigas aa:en.7n' 7n'.'...........l:h, 2'n, 4e.'.
tn r oe,,,,,,,, IN ~ :s't
Nosas no1s aa;,o :.::;;::....,.:.13 lr III, y,
r'E.l4aa ~ f,shs a,sent od~y ,uu, 10.
Is J." ds~lin s:!un. .............. ut-g, SIN. i.
I!s9n bsuw s"u II .. E............. dcs, ISM. ~
- Utt... III & Ittp, la
enhh scm1-dIaeser. ,;......... srg, I'm. h3.7s
| AooHa ................ deg lsui, lis
EASTWARD FROM fHIraHN
tito ncftae will approach Inure uearlY to tho
tutal plaee; and near tho foo: Of Lake Eric it
Will be almost total ut tbs instant of EuuriHr.
As "as H!atot III TIE T11h:sE Of iaat November,
III our annual summary Of tbs iealug agsGo-
Hbt1lllAl VI iub HuCrHEH: AE FGSf, Nv
HiIl 10 central ou = line which s.arts few 1n,!en
southwest from Orwego. y. y. runs to tIle
pJlnt where tho .0l! d:steo ot ,:or;L latitude
cuts tue western co1st o. .Afrch. a'li ends {ust
beyond the ehat coast Ut Afrlra In II Ae;.els of
south tatitule." That is near ths nottLurn cs!d
| OF tho Island OF AlAdaEsseAr yerus will ba il,
conjunction with tho HUI at tie time.
Along tho l'nr thus Indicated AS the cen-
tral path Of the rhtnninenan nul for an Ertr-
age, distance OF hs.Io mnte than 20 mea III
each hlJe OF it. tie eclipse will bo Auuuar. Tho
reason for thIs interesting phenomenon Is tic
fact that TIC moou will bb relatively 10 far away
from the earth that the arex Of Lor shadow will
not quite reach tho eurface OF our globe. Out
side tho l1m,in above ldca. cd tho eclipse will DO
partial ono. The limit Of ending ut sunrise
rusis nea1 the middle Of Minnesota and Iowa,
And tho western ho,ters Of %iirsont and Arkan-
sas. into the Gulf OF Mexico, The southern
liEllts Vi the partial phase etartH from tho east!
ern Rhote Of the lsthn,us, III 10 deg. of north
latitude, rkirts shu northern .horo Of Houta
America to l0 drE. Of sonth latitude, and
passes Il deg Bouth Of the Capo Of Good
Hope. The northern limit starts deg. o.,
thiH eide of the pole, pcar tho meridian OF Chi
caRo. pssesH through Great Britain And tho
Mediterranean. beudh northwar4 through Ara
h!A, aud cuts III tie Arabian Sea.
SCIENTIFIC VALUE OF THE PIIESoNESoN.
1he annula7 eclipse 's q very pretty thing
miles to eco; but It does not 1",r=esa tho enlue
interest to tho astronomer 40 whom tho moon In
tue Wow OF the Bun, for even few sccnnds. In
the latter cnrs t!1e magnificent aproas anco
ehiled the Solar cor"na, is visible. It III the
huh'a Atmosphere which can only bo seen when
she more powerful light OF the solar orb
il cut oil By tho iuterpositon Ut tho moon.
great many Of tho secrets OF sun chemistry haye
been discovered by tho study Of ths corouh and
M taht opportunity will be lacking to-uorro*.
matlcAl sense. 1t will furnish the astronomers
With very precise nloans OF determining tho
position Of tho moon; aud tho obnerYat.ous
mag possibly enable them to correct tho tables
1uired iustaut IL calculated. lint evcu III that
rcsrect the ocItrse NIL not he ro valuable ii II
would hars boon fnw years ago. Tho obser,a a.
lions OF tho ta"on's place Id the heavens. IS re-
fofsod to, tho liked ason, which hare
boon made, so peraistently and regularly
toE nsaE!Y fifty years past, have furnished
the data from which tbs elements Of tile luuar
orbit Rod tho pcrsultatlons in that orbit. aro
now known vsrV accurately. How nearly tuote
oloulonts havo teen obtnlned may bo Judged
from tho fact that the t.n,e OF tia eclipse ot
tho enu 10 1869. ~ calculated by tho wrtor fnr
Des Slolnes H.. agreed with The observation 10
within fonE seconds, and tho path Ut tho lunar
shadow hoEoss the oarth a. TINT punt Wan
within tow seoro yards Of tho ratI,
previously assigned by calculation. Thoso lacts
NAV woll CAUSE the nnipltiatoa to wonslet, but
they arc catibo Of still creator "uinr II tho ill.,
aiyIdual WHO Ina btuJipl tho mathematics
problem by the solution Of which tue uoon's
place 1T any given tlu.e cau b0 asterta!aad-
wHEEk AND HOW To OBSERVE It.
The beat place from which to wntch sha eclipse
OF Tomorrow morning, N THIS city. " Tho laia
shore. "A tho event WI! be ovoT in about forty
minutes after snuriso, The sun will be too low to
pormit TIM ecllpse to be watched from among the
houses, e1capt near tue close Ihose who have
Acceas 10 tue tops Of high buildings
may. uf course. watch its progress
without - tlcsceuliuk to tic vulgar lsvsl,"
bu. eyen that yanisEo ground will be
scarcely 70 Gaol As position On tho Bloyo of
tho lake, unloas tho atmosphere should be much
1ua!ed ",ta lake yapor. In The couutrv any
station may be Ho!ccteawhlch has Al un1basruct-
od WOW. OIL ahp lryo towards the east with
htlle 'sa"ay 10 Tue southeast. A piece of
mako such provision will f,uu l ia thor adyau-
tsEs to ta4e loug strip OF xIass, smoking il
thlekly At enc aud, aud tapcrtug tho smokness
to faint alnl at tho other ehd They can
then choose the deErce OF tmoknoss |
thAt permits tho most distinct visior, winch /
es'l'ot always be dotsrmiued beforehand, W |
sho state OF tho atmosphere 1t the timo has /
souiesh!nK to do With it, - vol ~ the individual
ssrougth of vision.
Ouly oue total sclipss OF ttle sun will bs yisl-
l,'o IN tho United bLa.es from ill the aud of
the pteaent century. That one wilt OCCUR lu
July. 1875; tho line Of totalitY will gaia Acrous
Colorado. And thenco to Cuba. &c.
stnluplng.0ut lleteiug In rarls.
Tho French pot!na have stamped ou! betting
With big bootH ut Paris. Not content With clesu-
inK out tho regular ollces whero bots were mkdo
OIL 1osse.races, thor have pilsued tho dsyotees
Of tho turf tuto Al English kaYorD ln nu obscure
street, Whruce tie guests were accustomed to
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