Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York, H. Holt and Company · leaf 322
s of various and perhaps varyingshapes, and the bases of these were connected by a lowband of serrated rose-colored light. One of these protu-berances was shown to be entirely above the sun, as iffloating within its atmosphere. Around the whole diskof the sun a ring of similar nature to the… … Fig. 84.—forms op the solar prominences as seen with thespectroscope. Gaseous Nature of the Prominences.—The next eclipse(1868, July) was total in India, and was observed by manyskilled astronomers. A discovery of M. Janssens* willmake this eclipse forever memorable. He was providedwith a…
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