The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-08
ECLIPSE OF SUN TODAY WILL SEND
 CHICKENS EARLY
 TO THEIR BOOSTS
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The rlubbin of this theory is that the light from stars beyond the sun is bent by the suns gravity before it reaches a street car rail is bent around slight curve. The eclipse is expected to prove whether such sun gravity can bend light or not
 The eclipse is expected also to throw some light on the composition of the suns spectrum, which, during the pe- riod of totality, glows with greenish hue. What makes it green is the ques- ton the scientists are going to try to answer. Points of similarity and dis similarity between the atmospheres of the sun and the earth are to be given close attention also.
 The polarized light of the sun will also attract interest. Scientists at the University of California, near here and elsewhere say that the light around the sun moves in regular waves like wire less air waves, instead of being a steady even substance. as around the earth. The eclipse may explain this difference
 SUNS CORONAL SPECTRUM
 The coronal spectrum of the sun, ac- cording to Prof F. P. Lewis. depart ment of physics, University of Califor- mia, is made up of unknown elements. Professor Lewis is to study this eoronal spectrum through a large quartz spec tograph as a member of the Lick ob- servatory party at Goldendale Wash, The spectograph, in the event of clear weather, is expected to reveal many new on Gto rti fon nfS me n roma and accompanying spectrum.
 The war has had some effect on the plans for observing the phenomena, many of the scientists who observe such things now being engaged on preliminary study of the great German eclipse, which is due somewhere in France at an unnamed date.
 Stations have been established how ever, by tlre Lick observatory at Co., dendale, the United States Naval ob- servatory at Baker. Ore, the Yerkes and Mount Wilson observatories at Green River Wyo., the Allegheny, Chamberlain and Yerkes observatories at Denver, the Drake University observatory at Matne- son, Col, the Sprou1 observatory at Eads, Col, and the Smithsonian Astro- physical observatory at point in Kan. sas.
 These stations are all on the line to he uTdWn Ey tne STedl dSlTdl pSnCll anu dI6 situated at all sorts of attitudes to get all possible effects.
 HERE THIS AFTERNOON
 The eclipse will begin at 7:29 in the, morning at point south of Japan ana will end at the Bahama islands, east ot Florida, at 7:29 in the evening, Green wich mean time. The shadow will enter the United States at 2:55 in the after noon, Pacific standard time, or 3:55 day. light saving time, and will leave at 5:4l, Central standard time, or 641, daylight saving time.
 The line of totality will be 50 miles wide and that of semitotality 150 miles wide. The eclipse will be visible, how ever, In varying phases all over North and Cent Il America and Japan and a great rortion of China and Russia.
 Before Gopernicus discovered in the sixteenth century that the planets re- volve about the sun, eclipses were source Of terror, scientists say. Arabian wise meE happened on the theory of eclios-s sometime before, but kept the knowledge to themselves in order that they might strengthen their hold on the illiterate populace by utilizing the phe- nomena.
 Followers of Copernicus were burned at the stake for their beliefs.