Sharpless, Isaac, 1848-1920, Philips, G. M. (George Morris), 1851-1920, joint author · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott company · leaf 154
143. Total Eclipsesof the Sun.—The sec-tion of the moonsshadow which fallsupon the earth is verynarrow, never as muchas 200 miles wide.And though two or\ more solar eclipsesOf occur every year, yet/ a total eclipse of thesun is a very rare oc-currence at any oneplace. The next onevisible in the… … Fig. 35.—A Total Eclipse of the Sun. tial eclipses of the sun may last two or three hours, buttotal eclipses rarely exceed five or six minutes. Yet sowonderful is the sight, and so great are the opportuni- 13* 150 ASTRONOMY. ties then afforded of studying the sun, that astronomerstravel thousands…
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