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THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, APRIL 17, 1912.—Next year's eclipse of the sun, although, under the best conditions, of very short duration, is arousing a great deal of interest owing to the proximity of the central line. It was at first suggested that a very brief totality might occur near Paris, but the slight uncertainty as to the moon's semidiameter makes this doubtful; probably it will be a very large annular eclipse there. According to the data of the Con-naissance des Temps a six seconds' totality should occur in Spain, but according to those of The Nautical Almanac the eclipse will not become more than annular anywhere.
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 86, 564 (1911). https://doi.org/10.1038/086564a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/086564a0