The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-21
THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN
The Total Eclipse of the Sun on
May II, 1882; April 25, 1916,
and May %, 1900.

water 1.-THE Pacific and Atlantic
oceans]; but it also crossed the island
of Cuba. As the apparent diameter
of the SUI on that day, as given by
the tables, WAS some seconds larger
than That of the moon. the central
eclipse, ct places where the sun was
quite log, was annulsr; but at those,
where it was rather high, the diane
ter of the moon was rendered by its
altitude apparently the larger, and
the eclipse WAS total; at no place,
however, no longer than halt of q
minute. This was the case in the
island of Cuba, where the greatest
observation took place about eleven
a. NJ, bat at only one town, viz:
6agns la Grande. where. as was after
wards ascertsined, the duration of the
total eclipse was nearly half min
ute, and the width of the moons
shadow about twenty five miles.
As eolipses return, under several
quite similar circumstances, in eigh-
teen years and eleven days, very
nearly, the observation OF April 25th,
1916, will return for the second time
on May 18th, 1882; and as the appar-
ent diameter of the sun on that day
is ten seconds less than on the 25th of
April, the eclipse will be total every
where where it is central. lit will
begin or reach the earth at sunrise
in Africa in latitude 103 degrees
north, longitude degrees west,
thence pass ACROSS upper Egypt, the
two bays at the north western ex-
tremity of the Red sea and the pen
insula of sinai, thence to Teherau,
the capital of Persia, thence to the
place where it will be central at noon,
with duration of tosality of a min
ute and half. In latitude SO degrees,
longitude 81 degI ees east. then NOV
ing in an east by south direction, and
a few miles north of Shanghai, it will
leave the earth at sunset in latitude
253 degrees north and longitude l39
degrees east. This eclipse along the
central line and near the Red sea, the
peninsula cf Sinai and to Teheran
(plsces OF easy access will be very
fine, and it is probable We shall be
informed that many European
astronomers, and perhaps few fro
the United States, took favorable
positions along this line for the pur-
pose OF observing the magnificent
spectacle. This eclipse will be lsrgs
in the southern part of Europe and
the greater part of Asia not 10
Amerlca) Dot alter another interval
OF eighteen years and eleven days it
will again return On May 28th. 1900,
and be total on It's central line.
which will pass from very near New
Orleans to Norfolk, and it will be the
only eclipse in the United States, Ia
the re sinder Of the pineteenth
century, that will ne total The CEN
trail line will begin at sunrise, in
latitude 1e degrees n2rth, longitude III
degrees west, thence pass in north
essterly direction. very near New
Orleans and Norfolk to latitude 45
degrees and longitude 45 degrees
west On the Atlantic ocean, where il
will be central at noon, and the durs-
ton of totality upwards a minute
and hall, it will then take an east
to an east southeast direction, and
reach Portugal in latitude Al degrees,
longitude 81 degrees west a few miles
south Of Oporto, thence passing across
Portugal and Spain it will leave
Europe at Alicante, cross the Medi-
terranean and the northeast of Africa,
and will leave the east at sunset in
Egypt in latitude 25 degrees north,
! longitude 80 degrees east. The width
of the moons shadow near Norfolk
will be about eixty miles. and the
length of the toGality about minute
and third. A total eclipse OF the
sun at any particular place is phe.
nomenon OF suCh rare occurrence that
it is believed there mas not been even
one at a large part Of cur principal
| cities and towns since the settlement
OF the country. As therefore, Norfolk
is so accessible, and the time of totally
lsbout a. m. so convenient, 1t il
probable that not only nearly all oul
astronomers but many who take only
a general interest in astronomy will
proceed to the vicinity Of that city,
on May 18th, 1900 to behold the
phenomenon. Which, ifseen, will moi
soon be forgotten. This eclipse viii
OF course be only total within the
lilaita OF the central line, a narrow
strip about sixty miles wide, yet i
will be very large and striking in al
our Atlantic states, and at the cities
OF Washington Baltimore. Philadel
phia, New York, Boston, Portland
etc, quite eleven.swelfths of the sum-
disc will be obscured. The longes
possible duration of total eclips'
| OF the sun is seven and q half min
utes, but such an one probably hal
never occurred, and the longest OBJ
served duration of any eclipse at any
place was quite half minute less
On the eighth return of the eclipse o
May 22nd, 1924, 1.-THE last total eollps'
in Great Brittany, on August 18th
1868, the duration of totality In Asia
with the sun and moon in the zenith
was six minutes and Sc seconds-th,
longest certainly in this century. Th'
longest in the United States was, W