This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...the deserted upper station, was made general assistant in the photographic department, and with the little scraps of blue paper, and an occasionally discarded landscape negative, he would amaze his fellow natives by his apparent knowledge of practical photography. It is safe to say that during the remainder of his days ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...the deserted upper station, was made general assistant in the photographic department, and with the little scraps of blue paper, and an occasionally discarded landscape negative, he would amaze his fellow natives by his apparent knowledge of practical photography. It is safe to say that during the remainder of his days he will be regarded as the most learned native at Mina Bronces. Preliminary Observations For Geographical Position. As the geographical positions of the interior villages were only rudely known, it was necessary to have the means of determining latitudes and differential longitudes. The most convenient and sufficiently accurate instruments for this purpose were the sextant and artificial horizon used in connection with a good chronometer. These were accordingly taken in my personal baggage, and were thus always available when wanted. As already stated in the beginning of this report, it was impossible to make observations for time at Carrizal Bajo on the night of my arrival in that port. I did not wish to lose any time in the preliminary survey for a suitable station, and as Mr. King assured me that terminals of the railroad could not be much out in longitude, I decided to start for the interior the very next day. The chronometer was not kept running on the way down the coast. It was started before leaving Carrizal Bajo, and set to approximate Greenwich time by comparison with Captain John Thompson's mean time Frodsham chronometer, on board the English bark " Iron Clad." In the following pages I have deemed it essential to print all the observations, for finding the geographical positions, in full; but in order to avoid inserting matter not absolutely necessary to the checking of my final values, the individual results are not given...
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Add this copy of Report on the Total Eclipse of the Sun, Observed at to cart. $402.26, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1895 by State Office, A.J. Supt. State Printing.
Publisher:
State Office, A.J. Supt. State Printing
Published:
1895
Language:
English
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16440473958
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Various. Very Good Indeed. A scarcely found, excellent first edition of this published report of the total eclipse as seen from Chile. This scientific report from the April 1893 total eclipse of the sun is compiled by J.M. Schaeberle, an astronomer with the Lick Observatory in California who undertook an expedition to Mina Bronces, Chile, at the behest of the University of California, to record the astronomical phenomenon. The team's findings are recorded in this illustrated work, and although the total eclipse was certainly of great interest to many people, this report is a scientific study and not presented for the general public. First edition. Illustrated with ten monochrome plates, collated complete. An excellent achievement in observatory astronomy, this report offers a scientific insight into one of the most visually astonishing phenomenons of space. In the publisher's original binding. Externally, very smart, with only some minor cocking, handling marks to the boards, and some shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, strained in places. Pages are generally bright and clean, with only some age-toning and handling marks in places. Very Good Indeed.
