The eclipse expedition.
From the accounts received from the astronomers who went abroad to see the eclipse of Dec. 22 it appears that the different parties of observers were not very fortunate. From the Moorish Castle at Gibraltar nothing was seen of the eclipse when total. At Estepona Mr. Buckingham reports there was
The lesson of the eclipse
THE LESSONS OF THE ECLIPSE. we are now beginning to receive the reports, with a little more detail than the telegraph could give, of the various expeditions sent out, with assistance from the English Govenment, to observe the Eclipse of 1870. If we may trust the accounts which reach us
The late eclipse
The following extract from a letter of a gentleman residing in Malaga constitutes a small contribution to the history of the late eclipse:- “Malaga, Fonda de la Alameda, December 25, 1870. “All this time I am not saying a word about the eclipse which was quite the most awful and
The solar eclipse of the 22nd December, 1870
___________ The line of totality stretches from the North Atlantic across the south of Spain, passing over Cadiz, then over Algeria, thence over Syracuse, in Sicily, into Turkey, Greece, etc. The duration of the eclipse will not vary much from two minutes at any place, too short to make the
eclipse de sol de 22 de deciembre de 1870
Observaciones hechas en el Observatorio de Marina de San Fernando y en una estacion inmediata á Sanlúcar de Barrameda. En Enero de 187o dispuso el Almirantazgo que se construyesen los aparatos de que carecia este Observatorio y eran necesarios para la observacion completa del eclipse de sol de 22 de
Die Totale Sonnenfinsterniß am 22 December 1870
An der von Lord Lindsay zur Beobachtung dieser Sonnenfinsternis; organisirten Expedition nahmen Theil: Lieut. Alex. B. Brown. C. Beder. Henry Davis und 3 Assistenten. Am 4. Dezember kam man in Cadix an, als Station war gewählt: Maria Louisa. zwischen Puerta St. Maria und San Lucar in einem Weingarten des englischen
He sat pondering on Eclipses
It was far into the night of the Shortest Day of the disturbed, disastrous, and dismal year, 1870. But Mr. Punch, the Philosopher, was not meditating on disturbance, disaster, or dismalness. He sat pondering on Eclipses, with the assistance of Mr. Norman Lockyer’s Elementary Lesson-book, and he had nearly persuaded
Die Sonnenfinsterniß vom 22. December
[Die Sonnenfinsterniß vom 22. December.] Man schreibt uns aus Florenz, 27. December: Das italienische Amtsblatt veröffentlich über die ersten Ergebnisse der von der italienischen Astronomen auf Sicilien angestellten Beobachtungen der Sonnenfinsterniß vom. 22. d. M. drei Bulletins: Das erste datirt aus Auguste und besagt, es feien trotz Sturm und Schneegestöber
Eclipse totale solaire de jeudi dernier
ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES Séance du 26 décembre 1870. Eclipse totale solaire de jeudi dernier. — Hélas ! M. Delaunay communique une triste nouvelle : M. Janssen a pu franchir les ligues, hostiles; l’aérostat leVolta, qui le portait bien haut dans les airs, l’a tenu à l’abri des balles; il a
El eclipse de Sol del 22 de diciembre de 1870
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El eclipse total de Sol
EL ECLIPSE TOTAL DE SOL DEL 22 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1870. La importancia de este eclipse y la natural ansiedad de nuestros lectores por saber algo referente al fenómeno, nos obligan trazar estas líneas. Es de una trascendencia tal este eclipse; son tantos los problemas que viene á resolver, que
Die österreichische Expedition zur Beobachtung der Sonnenfinsterniß
(Die österreichische Expedition zur Beobachtung der Sonnenfinsternis.) Man schreibt uns aus Pola, 20. d.: zu unserer Beruhigung brachten die heutigen Wiener Blätter eise indirecte Berichtigung der Allarmnachricht, der Kriegsdampfer „Triest“ sei gestrandet. Es ist demnach nicht der österreichische Dampfer „Triest“, sondern der englische „Psyche“, der ebenfalls eine Expedition von Gelehrten beherbergte,
L’ecclissi solare del 22 dicembre 1870
VARIETÀ L’ecclissi solare del 22 dicembre 1870 Abbiamo dall’illustre prof. Donati la seguente lettera: Augusta di Sicilia, il dì 24 dicembre 1870. La nottata dal 21 al 22 fu qui ad Augusta veramente perversa. Vi fu uno sviluppo di elettricità, pioggia ed un vento di sud cosi impetuoso che fu
The eclipse of the Sun
THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. The eclipse of the sun, which took place on Thursday, was witnessed under the most favourable circumstances in Wrexham, and indeed in all parts of the country. At the time when the eclipse commenced, about eleven o’clock, the sky was perfectly free from cloud, but
The loss of the Psyche
The shock of alarm with which the English public heard on the 17th inst. of the wreck of her Majesty’s Ship Psyche, bearing with it that part of the Eclipse Expedition of which Mr. Lockyer has charge, was scarcely neutralised by the almost simultaneous knowledge that all hands have been
General Intelligence
The eclipse in London. Contrary to all probability, considering the season of the year and the weather, an excellent opportunity has been afforded to Londoners of seeing the eclipse. A snowstorm prevailed for some hours, but about the time the eclipse began it ceased, and the sky became tolerably clear.
Thursday’s eclipse of the Sun
THURSDAY’S ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. ______ The sky being beautifully clear, the eclipse was perfectly seen in all parts of the country. In Some parts of the country a snow storm prevailed, but about the time of the eclipse it cleared off. In South Wales the sky was also clear,