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Scientific American, Vol. 97, No. 22 (1907) (1907)

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up is over 100,000 miles in diameter, a fact easily Mercury across the face of the sun was obtained by of the paper with distilled water and noting whether tested by comparing with the sun, 866,000 miles in the absorption is greater in one part than another the writers under rather trying… … the spot, is made not rejoice the hearts of the much more appar- Limb at 8:48 A. M. ent when photo- astronomers to an graphed by trans- equal degree, for each minute of mitted light, the place then appearing as a blot. The slight spreading the storm meant just so many minutes less for ob- tive for…

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