Star-land : being talks with young people about the wonders of the heavens (1891)
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913 · London ; Paris : Cassell & Co. · leaf 55
terposition ofthe moon. It was only at the middle of the period thatthe moon was centrally on the sun. Short though theseprecious minutes were, they were long enough to enablegood work to be done. Careful preparations had beenmade so that not a moment should be thrown away.Each member of the party… … Fig. 18.—Total Eclipse of the Sun, May 6, 1883. (Drawn by Trouvelot.) one carefully went through his part of the programme.M. Trouvelot, for instance, occupied himself for two The Sun. 41 minutes and a few seconds in making the sketch that wenow show. No doubt an accomplished astronomical…
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