The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-26
THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The number of volumes issued during
the week ending May rs, 1900, is 24o1, a
daily average OF 400.
In connection with the solar eclipse OF
May IS, 1900, see, in particular. the re-
cent, specially revised edition OF Mrs.
Mabel Loomis Todds Total eclipses OF
the sun" $500. eo30s7; and also the refer
ences given below: THE coming total
eclipse of the SUM-" +. III. Bigelow, APP
pleton's Popular Science Monthly" May,
1900; Total solar eclipse, May 2s. 1907
II. c. Wilson. Popular Astrono-
my. May, 1900; Total eclipse of
Nav 2s. 10" W. IT, Pickering. I'm the
last named magazine; The approaching
total eclipse of the sum-" Science, May 10,
1900: Next total eclipse of the SUM-" G..
LMmsden Current eraaTre ,asa .sinue sans
OF the sun" s. Newcomb, McClure's
Magazine, May! 1900; p. 223 of The Nation,
March p, 1900: The &c coming n saoo eclipse; ..pp
able cloudiness during total solar eclipse
OF May a. 1900" Monthly Weather Re-
view, September. 1899. p. Az; and ''Meteo-
the probable state of the sky at several
stations alorg the path of the total
eclipse of the sun, May =. u. III. Bige-
s5tl.i tsM ss.p. pn' ssi and dsss,, ssSiss p 4oi
See also Providence Journal" May g.
1900, I'm the monthly department Planets
and stars" by Prof. Upton.
References on previous eclipscs tes-
pecially those from 1851 To 1896, inclusive).
will he found I'm the reference list on
Solar and lunar eclipses, at p. 1s2-s4 or
the August. 1896, Monthly Bulletin Of this
library.
For descriptions of eclipses In general
see The SUM- II. A. Proctor nSi2). $780,
trans. from the French, p. lss-2Os, so3O 81;
THE sun 1SS2), T.. Ledger. 603035; THE
story OF the heavens, Sir 4. $. Ball
qss5l. eo3o.5i Total solar eclipses," r.
A. Proctor, Fortnightly Review dS96), p.
407-22. 054. ss.4e The new astronomy" S.
T.. Langley 0ssS), p. $3.50, .56: STORY
OF the sun Sir II. S. Ball qssal, oso.s4;
Forum r'" csec,. pr p. ssssi oss5s5 dstoW Of
the solar systems" q. =. Chambers (lS95),
G030.9i; Recurrence OF eclipses." J. NJ.
the specially revised edition in isss' 'SS Of
Graphic construction of eclipses and oc-
PopaSr f%aa11nS xstronams SS,ar scRsss s w. " Rsfs
and Ancient eclipses and chronology"
r. W. Mcfarland, Popular Astronomy
nsssl. y. 5l0.663o.i.7 See also the Week
~ Reference list from August z. 1896.
There Is n convenient printed catalogue
OF this library's works on astronomy"
at p. 1888 OF the August, 1895. Montl
Bulletin, which, with the reference list
already mentioned above, can bo used at
the Information Desk.
The library has received from Mrs
George n. Seagrave several years OF the
following astronomical periodicals (as yet
unbound): The "Astrophysicai Journal
Astronomical Register" American Me-
teorological Journal" Astronomy and
Astro-physics;' Tho Observatory:"
Companion to the Obscrvatory;'
Monthly Notices Of tho ROYAL Astro-
nomical Society" and the "Sidereal Mes
scnger."
A set OF the original drawings by some
OF the artists illustrating Scribner's Mag
azine viii be on exhibition I'm the lec-
ture room for the next two weeks
"wednesday. May 30, being a legal holi-
day, the library Will he open. as on Sun
DAYS. only for the Use of the Periodical
Room and children's reading room. no
books being issued for home use.