SAO Expedition to Sumatra for Eclipse
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PrintThe Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory makes an expedition to Solok, Sumatra to observe a total eclipse of the sun that occurred on May 18, 1901. The expedition left Washington, D.C., on February 5 and arrived in Sumatra on April 11. Unfortunately, on the day of the eclipse the sky was very overcast and the sun could barely be seen.
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Chronology of Smithsonian History
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the Year 1901. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1902, p. 124.
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 18, 1901
Sumatra (Indonesia)