Flammarion, Camille, 1842-1925, Welby, Frances A. (Frances Alice) tr · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 292
ies for which our satellite willdispense her ephemeral night. The above figure showsthe trajectory of the total phase of the 1900 eclipse inPortugal, Spain, Algeria, and Tunis. The immutable splendor of the celestial motions hadnever struck the author so impressively as during theobservation of… … 273 ASTRONOMY FOR AMATEURS and interposed itself gradually, slowly, and exactly, infront of it. The eclipse was total, and occurred at themoment predicted by calculation. Then the obscureglobe of the Moon pursued its regular course, discoveredthe radiant orb behind, and gradually and slowly…
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