...fince's Astronomy, vol. I. The phenomena of a solar eclipse at a given place may be well understopd by considering the apparent diameters of the sun and...the eclipse cannot be total, but it may be annular. As the beginning, end, and magnitude of an eclipse of the sun cannot be computed without the aid of...

...spectator, the eclipse is said to be central: a central eclipse may be either annular or total, according as the apparent diameter of the sun is greater than that of the moon, or the reverse. 6th. A total eclipse of the sun cannot last at any one place more than eight minutes...

...amount of tho sun's disk covered by the superposed moon. An annular or ring eclipse can only happen when the apparent diameter of the sun is greater than that of the moon. A total eclipse of the sun is not accompanied by utter darkness, the degree of light being different...

...amount of tho sun's disk covered by the superposed moon. An annular or ring eclipse can only happen when the apparent diameter of the sun is greater than that of the moon. A total eclipse of the sun is not accompanied by utter darkness, the degree of light being ditferent...

...take not quite five minutes ; but the earth's rotation in the same direction increases it as above. may be well understood by considering the apparent...eclipse cannot be total, but it may be annular. From the solar and lunar tables we compute for the given place the time when the sun and moon are in conjunction...