• In this pastel drawing of a solar eclipse, a black disk representing the moon obscures the sun, with several feathery white rays beaming out from behind the disk.
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    Plate III, Total Eclipse of the Sun: Observed on July 29, 1878, at Creston, Wyoming Territory. (An annular solar eclipse that can be seen from North America will take place on October 14, 2023.)

  • In this pastel drawing of a solar eclipse, a black disk representing the moon obscures the sun, with several feathery white rays beaming out from behind the disk.

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July 29, 1878

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New York Public Library, Rare Book Division, Digital Collections: All Astronomical Drawings

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