Show Eclipses of of the th Sun mysterious While ther there is nothing ious about eclipses they have al- al always ways layman been of interest to the lay lay- I ai-I man and objects 0 of important scientific study of astronomers Un Ur fortunately Unfortunately the total eclipse o of the sun on August 31 was partially I obscured by clouds along the path pati of totality and it is feared that tha I photo photographs taken by numerous expeditions may yield little new information of value to science I This was the last total eclipse o of the sun to be seen Hen in the United States until 1915 1045 when one will be visible in portions of Idaho and am Montana In 1954 1054 another will be seen along a path from Nebraska to Michigan an in 1970 one will vill cross Florida in 1979 1079 one will be visible e in the extreme northwestern part t of the country But the next total eclipse to be seen over oer any considerable area of othe the United States will wm be that o of f 2017 I 1 will sweep entirely across the continent through Oregon C Col Colorado lorado crado orado Tennessee and intervening states passing into the Atlantic I in fl the vicinity of Wilmington ton N T C But few people now living will see that one Other total eclipses visible in portions of the United States will occur during the century in i inthe the years 2021 2024 2044 2046 2045 2052 20 S and 2073 Which is far enough to b look ahead for the present |