The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 95National Geographic Society, 1949 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... eclipse hunting on an unprecedented scale in 1948 , tracking the always spectacular blackout of the sun across one - fifth of the earth . This " Operation Eclipse " set a new high in coordinated scientific endeavor . Never before had a ...
... eclipse hunting on an unprecedented scale in 1948 , tracking the always spectacular blackout of the sun across one - fifth of the earth . This " Operation Eclipse " set a new high in coordinated scientific endeavor . Never before had a ...
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... eclipse on which all efforts now were concentrated was of the annular variety . The name comes from the Latin word , annulus , which means " ring . " In an eclipse of this kind , when moon and sun are centered , a thin circlet of golden ...
... eclipse on which all efforts now were concentrated was of the annular variety . The name comes from the Latin word , annulus , which means " ring . " In an eclipse of this kind , when moon and sun are centered , a thin circlet of golden ...
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120 The Society Followed the Eclipse from Tropical Burma to the Icy Aleutians Beginning in southeast Asia's early morning , the eclipse was first observed by the Mergui team at 6:23 a.m. ( Burma time ) , May 9. It passed out over the ...
120 The Society Followed the Eclipse from Tropical Burma to the Icy Aleutians Beginning in southeast Asia's early morning , the eclipse was first observed by the Mergui team at 6:23 a.m. ( Burma time ) , May 9. It passed out over the ...
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