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" ... eclipse was preceded by a blood-red streak of light from its left limb, which continued not longer than 6 or 7 seconds of time ; then part of the Sun's disc appeared all of a sudden, as bright as Venus was ever seen in the night ; nay, brighter ;... "
A Handbook of Descriptive and Practical Astronomy: The sun, planets, and comets - Page 283
by George Frederick Chambers - 1889
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Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year ..., Volume 4

Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1749 - 878 pages
...getting out ofb Caf '« the Eclipfe -Mas preceded by a Blood-red Streak of Light, from its Left4911' * Limb -, which continued not longer than 6 or 7 Seconds of Time ; then * Part of the Sun's Disk appear'd, all on a Sudden, bright as Verms * was ever feen in the Night ; nay, brighter -, and...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 6

1809 - 402 pages
...star and planet ap!• -H : ' very bright ; and that its getting out of the eclipse wns preceded hy a blood-red streak of light from its left limb, which continued not longer than six or seven seconds <if time; then part of the K-III'S disk appeared, nil of a sudden, as bright as...
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The Elements of Astronomy: Designed for the Use of Students in the University

Samuel Vince - 1811 - 260 pages
...minutes and a half; that a fixed star and planet appeared very bright; and that its getting out of the eclipse was preceded by a blood-red streak of light,...from its left limb, which continued not longer than six or seven seconds of time ; then part of the sun's disc appeared, [* 0n SV, SL, let fall the perpendiculars...
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A Complete System of Astronomy, Volume 1

Samuel Vince - 1814 - 602 pages
...minutes and an half; that a fixed star and planet appeared very bright ; and that its getting out of the eclipse was preceded by a blood-red streak of light,...from its left limb, which continued not longer than six or seven seconds of time ; then part of the sun's disc appeared, all on a sudVOL. i. 3 c den, as...
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History of Physical Astronomy: From the Earliest Ages to the Middle of the ...

Robert Grant - 1852 - 686 pages
...Captain Stannyau, who observed the total eclipse of 1700 at Berne, states, that the emersion of the sun was preceded by a blood-red streak of light from its left limb, which continued not longer than sis or seven seconds of time f. A similar phenomenon was remarked by both Halley and Louville on the...
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Biographien zur Kulturgeschichte der Schweiz, Volume 1

Rudolf Wolf - 1858 - 496 pages
...bem fpüer gehantelt ttetttn mirt. 35) «His getting out of the Eclipse was preceded by a Blood red streak of Light , from its Left Limb ; which continued not longer than 6 or 7 seconds of Time.» — Sltago beraubet in bieftm blutroten Stteifen eine iprotubctanj. — ЗФ füfit nodj etgänjeni...
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Biographien zur Kulturgeschichte der Schweiz, Volume 1

Rudolf Wolf - 1858 - 512 pages
...bem fpätec ge^anbelt weçbtn wirb. 35) «His getting out of the Eclipse was preceded by a Blood red streak of Light , from its Left Limb ; which continued not longer than б or 7 seconds of Time.» — 2lrago »etmutt)tt in biefem Wuttottyen Streifen eine îîtotubeianj....
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Notes and Queries

1861 - 584 pages
...them. " At Bern Capt. Stannyan observed, May, 1706, on the sun's ' getting out of the eclipse, that it was preceded by a blood-red streak of light from its...continued not longer than 6 or 7 seconds of time." " In April, 1715, Dr.'Hnlley observed, during an eclipse, 'that about 2 minutes before the total immersion,...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 69

1861 - 850 pages
...them. " At Bern Capt. Stannyan observed, May, 1706, on the sun's 'getting out of tho eclipse, that it was preceded by a blood-red streak of light from its left limb, which continued nc longer than six or seven seconds of ti aie.' "In April, 1715, Dr. Hallcy observed, dring an eclipse,...
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Descriptive Astronomy

George Frederick Chambers - 1867 - 888 pages
...by a blood-red streak of light from it» left limb, wAicA continued not longer thaai 6 or 7 ttcondt of time ; then part of the Sun's disc appeared all of a sudden, a* bright as Venus was ever seen in the night ; nay, brighter ; and in that very instant gave a light...
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