The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-12-05
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Erman ftfers - .nn daskening
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MED hy mcscots. and We read In ihe
com.snerarhics that On the ash or. ac.
eorilng tn others. on the asn OF Feb.
fia,s. In this War. 4 star ~as sevn from
tie sh,r.l r. the ninth hour of the day.
which was distant tfam tie sun "onIs q
foot and hall Matthew Paris and
Matthew II Westminster term this star
comet. and W. may take il 10 have
hrcn tho same which. later III the
month. was observed In China under
the a,gn Pisces. and which nj one time
WAS supposed IL he identical with the
ereat comet oi 1910: this body. howcv.
cr. probably Was not sufficiently
near tho earth, and even on the assnmp-
lion of lenscr composition than usual
with comets. Ia account for diminn-
ton III the solar rays by it, intcrvcn-
,ion. Tn the last day ~ February, i90d,
according 10 Spanish writer. there
Was complete darkness for six hours.
In 1871. .tivc months after the Mongol
battle 81 Leignitx,' the sun was 10 OBJ
scurcd and the darkness became SO great
that the stars were seen nj the ninth
hour about Michaclmas. In this case
again, the darkness referred 10 wis nj,
,lonhtcdly due 10 the total eclipse oi
Oct Il, Of which Prot. Schiaparclli has
collected full account from the ltAl
ian writer's. Lastly, in 1874, from
April ~ 20, Kcpler relates, OH the au
thority 81 Gemnia, The sun appeared
NJ tholgh snifascd with blood. ant
many stars were visible ut MONDAY.
Schnnrrcr thought this phenomenon
was what tho Germans call y" Hobcrn
ranch,' Notwithstanding the visibilit,
of tho stars. From the above bric
summary Of What have been considered
sun darkcnings we see that in scvcrn
cases the ,liniinntion Of light Inns beer
due ~ the ordinary effects Of tota
eclipse, while il il clear that there ar
no grounds in the historical evidence
for any prediction II a period Of dark
ness. The nervous in these matters
and it would really appear TINT sncl
exist, may take consolation thcrcfron
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