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Image number: RS.9178
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'Total solar eclipse, July 29th 1878..’
Date
1913
Creator - Organisation
Cassell & Co, Lithographers
Object type
Library reference
13545
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Dimensions
height (print): 168mm
width (print): 108mm
width (print): 108mm
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Description
'Total solar eclipse, July 29th 1878. The corona from the photographs. Harkness'. Illustration from The story of the heavens, by Robert Stawell Ball (London, 1913).
The caption refers to the work of American astronomer William Harkness (1837-1903).
The caption refers to the work of American astronomer William Harkness (1837-1903).
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