Solar Eclipse Observed

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Summary

The Astrophysical Observatory sets up a camp at Wadesboro, North Carolina, to observe the solar eclipse. The chief aim of the obervations was to investigate the corona, especially the inner portions. The investigation was three fold, photographic, bolometric, and visual. The United States Congress makes an appropriation of $4,000 for the project. Thomas W. Smillie's photographs of the camp and the actual event are contained in the Annual Report.

Subject

  • Smillie, T. W (Thomas William) 1843-1917
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1900. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1901, p. 101-102.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

May 28, 1900

Topic

  • Solar eclipses
  • Photography
  • Scientific expeditions
  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy

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