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THE TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 1886, AUG. 29.—This eclipse will be a remarkable one, on account of the length of duration of totality, which will not fall far short of that of the eclipse of 1868, Aug. 18, though it unfortunately happens that its track is mainly over the Atlantic Ocean, and there will be no land station for physical observations while the sun is hidden for the longest interval. The elements of the eclipse are, very approximately, as follows:—
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Our Astronomical Column . Nature 12, 113–114 (1875). https://doi.org/10.1038/012113a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/012113a0