Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-21

tntal eclipse. THIS IS rore event among
astronomers and scientists in fI parts
a. Che world have been making arrange
rarte 20 take advantage OF &C. The worst
Of b. is that the eclipse Will not be visible
f.nm ruv part Of North Americf. but tnat
f..t h.s not deferred Professor David j.
Todd. ~ Amherst College. from deter
lin.uon t0 see g. IIa is now at Nezo
one ~ tna most northern Islands of Japan.
with thirty telescopes and photoer Ef'lic
Yar'rherraiia. and 81 the weather -i'
tons arc favorable De expects Co OH y
fh. gn.st collection Of photographs 1l tlc
ern 500 eclipse The world over
Fere 30 not for the assistance OF some
enthusiastic amateur astronomers. mis-
mp would cost double the money That IS
being spert and if this were the case. II
s. doubtful 90 any college or scientist
would feel Justified TO risk tho large sum
when the varaucs of the weather may
Iu.u everything
These amateurs are Arthur Curtis
James and Dis father. d. Willis James.
They own the noted schooner yacht Coro-
not. which defeated Dauntless il the MIS-
torlc ocean race across the Atlantic "a
t'e spring 0f ls,5 Tnc plans Tor The trip
were made last fan. and IN December
last tle Corouct sailed from her anchor
age. iu New York bay. for san Francisco,
many Yachts capable OF standing "a voy-
axe of this kind. but the Coronet accom-
~. led 70 without trouble. making good
time and reaching the Golden Gate In
-i4y iast Before sailing from New York
The Corouet was loaded with three tons
Of astronomical apparatus, including the
most cumbersome parts OF the many teie-
scopes and other paraphenala. The very
delicate parts of the mechanism We're sent
I'D ID MIA vol IN
board the yacht on her arrival there.
1l thc long voyage around the Cape u
was feared that these might become
y disauanged, particularly as the
Chances Were that the yacht would run
INTO very heavy weather
Mr. Arthur Curtis James Mrs. James,
Professor Todd and Mrs. Todd met the
Clrouet 70 san Francisco. as none Of
tem cared fJ make the long and tedious
io.ney around the Cape. In the middle
% May the Coronet sailed again, with
o.. fll party on board including NUM-
b.r of skilled mechanics. for the long
VOYAGE OF 900 miles across the Pacific,
Onl. one stop was made and that was al
Honolulu. 200 miles out The trip 10
lrl3 uas 90 consume seven weeks, and
Eh.Ie no adv.cos have az yet been re-
ceIyel from tine party. 10 IS believed mat
they have safely arrived.
There o. beautiful scenery in the Japa-
ueso islands where the astronomers are.
During thc time when they are getting
their instruments in readiness Tor use
they will Doe iu "a cheerful country, ana
aud one with ln interesting population.
Ncl1 is the land 81 the Aims, the hairy
people Of Northern Japan.
lre clty at which the Amherst eXpedl-
tloa .s stopping Akeshi. has population
Of about 2ep. There SIS excellent an
ch1rige Tor the Yacht there, and just
above The town are Gins two hundred OF
three hundred feet high, whore the m
strlmenls may be well placed Labor
is plentiful and cheap, so that the
scientists can, with their few skilled
mechanics. get their apparatus In posi-
ton without dlmculty.
TO understand the character Of the
eclipse. imagine q small. circular. nom
luminous body intervening between
larger luminous globe and your
eve ana near enough TO the
eye TO obscure the larger body
a. q penny held near enough e. the
eve gfll hide "a silver dollar or an orange
viii shut or from the eve the big glass
globe around an arc light
The SHADOW OF the orange VIII be cone
shaped. large near the orange, and mar
rowing down TO point. So with the sun
and moon. and az tie time or lhc August
eclipse the shadow, which begins al th'
near side OF the moon with diameter
equal 70 the moons. VIII be uuncateo
just before II has narrowed 10 a point
by the earth. and viii fail upon the earn
with a breadth OF about loO miles
viii be as n tho moon took monster
paint-brush, moulded II 20 point, ana
oppylug a little pressure, drew a marrow
black line around that part OF the eaftl
which reyolved within reach.
The black nne. or band. or shadow, VII
mark the earth from point west OF Nor
way, IN the ocean, across Norway
Sweden Finland Northern Russia. an'
Siberia. he Pacific Ocean. 6nd some Of
the northern islands OF Japan. or thes'
last II ~ID fa1i upon Soya and the notti