The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-22
SCIENTISTS ARE
PREPARING FOR
ECLIPSE
Next Total Comes August 81
and Will Be Visible in Eu-
rope, Asia and Parts of
North America.

Washington, May 2g.-Thc eclipse
OF the sun on August ~ ncxt-total in
part OF Europe and Asia and partial
Ia northwestern America attract
ms widespread attention cot astruu-
umefs and scientists, various cXpedl-
lions being arranged To witness TINS
phenomena Ia view of the public in-
tcrest iu tine event, Prof. G. g.. Ap-
bolt. head of the astronomical hrtnnh
cf the smithsonian institution. and "a
recognized authority on solar %phcnou,-
,uJ gives the following popular ace
count uf the eclipse. and the scientific
results sought from such vents.
Du August -, 1874 the moon Will
pass exactly between the earth ana
tho sun. and there viii bee a total solar
eclipse 90 viii not De observed iu
America, except as IL small partial
eclipse AZ sunrise in Tho northern
states und canada, but in Persia. RUS
sia and scandinavia IA, full effect
Will bc seen.
Although the moon looks about h c
sumc size as the sun. ID Is very much
smaller ana nearer. The sun is s65,-
O0O miles in diameter and $4,000. 900
miles away, while the moon is 2lb5
miles Ia diameter and 23g, OOO miles
away. ON account of the moo 4
small size compared With the sun the
shadow cast Peg the moo b. a cone,
and the point % this cone just barely
rcJth'z the earth.
Ia the August eclipse the diameter
OF th, cone at the cIrths surface ls
only about SO miles, So hat the eclipse
bel .-.N -. 80 nh Ia Ia H.NH hon
So miles wide stretching owe the
countries named above. Tn" import
ana cities OF Bills Trc1izund, kici,
Minis and I;iga DE near thu enter
uf this belle. % passes about o. nun
jrcd miles north OF stockholm lun
Troudhcim. The eclipse viii ue seen
os partial over "a worry wide area, in-
Guiding northeastern America, Green
lend, Europe. half of Asia and hIlf ui
Africa. within this region only a
/ portion OF the suns disk viii b, hid
den by the moon.
Whenever the solar cclips, b. seen
is total the slty VIII become nearly ls
darn ts fUI-mooullsht. and q few of
the brighter stars and planets may D.,
seen. The duration ot the totally b.
longest near klet bon Russia. where d
s . minutes l3 seconds Sometimes
tho 90 and sun occupy such posi-.
uons that although ihc moon pdss,'
dihcgtly between fug earth and th,
suu the shadow cone Toes not quit.
reach the earth. such solar eclipse.
are called '|aunular" and are nowhere
total cclipses 90 the most iaVor1bi,
case a total eclipse may llst over
minutes az @ station, nut such occts.
ions are very rare The very Ions
total oClipses OF this country tre t.
follows:
May 80, 1883 minutes. Peru
Prazil. Central Africa
juno s, i937-Tl minutes; PaciG,
Ocean, Peru.
june 90. ia55-7 o minutes. Coy.
Ion. Siam. Philippines.
June 80. is73-I.e minutes. South
America Africa.
July IA, iaal-7.1 minutes. Pnglhi
ocean. Hawaii. Central America.
There will be total ccnpscs yisihI,
in the United states on June s. i3is
september is.la28 and Janusry q
1895.
A. the glare Of the sun in the As
Is removed. and yea the moon hardin
more than covers the sun IL Is passi.
BILE az times of total solar eclipse q,
see al the celestial objects near th'