Irving, [Christopher], d. 1856. [from old catalog], Ortmann, Anselm. [from old catalog] · Baltimore, Md., New York, J. Murphy company · leaf 51
Fig. 12—Total Eclipse Of The Sun. Q. 4. Is a total eclipse of the sun visible in widelydistant places ? A. A total eclipse is visible only within a very longbut narrow strip of the earths surface; the eclipse ishowever visible as a partial one to big distances oneither side of the path of totality.… … Fig. 13. Annular Eclipse of the Sun. A. At an annular eclipse the moon is too far awayfrom the earth so that its shadow cannot reach theearth; the moon appears therefore smaller than thesun and in passing in front of the sun will leave aringlike portion of the sun unobscured. Q. 7. When does an…
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