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Show ECLIPSES OF THE SUN. While there is nothing mysterious about eclipses, they have always been of interest to the layman, and objects of important scientific sudy to astronomers. as-tronomers. Unfortunately, the total eclipse of the sun on August 31 was partially obscured by clouds along the path of totality, and it is feared that photographs taken by numerous expeditions may yield little new in-1 formation of value to science. I This was the last total eclipse of the sun to be seen in the United States until 1915, when one will be visible in portions of Idaho and Montana. Mon-tana. In 1954 another will be seen along a path from Nebraska to Michigan; Michi-gan; in 1970 one will cross Florida; in 1979 one will be visible in the extreme ex-treme northwestern part of tho country. But the next total eclipse to be ssen over any considerate area of the United States will be that of 2017. It will sweep entirely across the continent, con-tinent, through Oregon, Colorado, Tennessee and intervening states, passing into the Atlantic in the vicinity vi-cinity of Wilmington, N. C. But few people now living will see that one. Other total eclipses visible in portions por-tions of the United States will occur during the 21st century in the years . 2024, 2011, 2045, 2052 and 2073. Which is far enouj h to look ahead for the pres'mt. |