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An exact account of the great and formidable eclipse of the sun, which will be visible, total, and central, in England May 11, 1724. Shewing. The true Time of the Beginning, Middle, and End of it; with its Quantity and Duration, as it will appear at London Bristol, Exeter, Glocester, Salisbury &c.
Date: [1724]- Books
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A curious uncommon account of the great eclipse of the moon, October the 10th, 1725. With a new theory of all the orbs in the heavens, of the Stars, of the Earth, and of the fixed Stars or Suns agreeing with Scripture, Love, Reason, Arts and Nature. With the poetical adventures and transactions of five months and odd days, &c. at the Rural Seat of Monsieur de L'Aron, in a Country abounding with Wine, Oil, Olive and Honey, Flesh, Fish, Wild-Fowl, and Venison, &c. &c. &c.
Date: in the Year 1725- Books
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Catastrophe magnatum: or, The fall of monarchie : A caveat to magistrates, deduced from the eclipse of the sunne, March 29. 1652. With a probable conjecture of the determination of the effects. / By Nich: Culpeper Gent. stud. in astrol. and phys.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1652- Books
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Catastrophe magnatum: or, the fall of monarchie : A caveat to magistrates, deduced from the eclipse of the sunne, March 29. 1652. With a probable conjecture of the determination of the effects. / By Nich: Culpeper Gent. stud. in astrol. and phys.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1652- Books
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A dreadfull prognostication : or an astrologicall prediction of severall contingencies incident to all Europe, drawn from the effects of severall celestiall configurations: but chiefly from the eclipse of the Moon Novermber 20. 1648. the solar eclipse and the two great lunar eclipses 1649. All which are exactly described, and astrologically handled. Also a generall prediction upon the affairs of the English Commonwealth 1649. ... With astrologicall judgements and observations concerning Italy, Rome, Turkie, Bohemia, Spain, France, (with Paris therein) Germany, Flanders, and several other cities and countries. Likewise, astrologicall observations upon the figure of the world in this years revolution and the several quarters thereof; ... By Vincent Wing, practitioner in the art mathematicall: and approved of by the best astrologers.
Wing, Vincent, 1619-1668Date: In the yeare 1649. [i.e. 1648]- Books
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A Warning piece. A poetical thought, or paraphrase, occasioned by that stupendous and unnatural darkness, or interposing cloud, which obscured the light of the sun on the 19th day of May in the present year 1780, which happened about the same time of the year, and on the self-same day of the week, as did the supernatural eclipse of the sun, at the crucifixion of the Messiah: a circumstance worthy of notice.
Date: 1780]- Books
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Mr. Knights strange and amazeing prophecy, for three years to come: being, a genuine prepiction [sic] of the most considerable actions and accidents likely to happen in the year, 1699, 1700, and 1701 : Fairly deduced from 5 visible eclipses of the luminaries: three great and formidable ones, and two more less more particularly of that great and wonderful eclipse of the sun, which will happen on the 13th day of the next approaching month September, w[h]en 11 digits of the sun's face will be quite darkned, and its effects, or significations more terrible, than that of Black Monday, in the year, 1652. Modestly hinting to all Europe, and every kingdom and state therein, the probable contingencies signified to them, by the signs of heaven. By William Knight, student in astrology, physick, and chirurgery.
Knight, William, active 1680-1699Date: MDCXCIX. [1699]- Pictures
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Astronomy: eclipses (top), and the Moon's passage around the Earth. Coloured engraving by J. Emslie, 1851, after himself.
Emslie, John, 1813-1875.Date: 1851Reference: 46557i- Books
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Speculum mundi: or, an exact account of the great and formidable eclipse of the sun, which will be visible, total, and central, in England, May 11, 1724. Shewing, The true Time of the Beginning, Middle, and End of it; with its Quantity and Duration, as it will appear at London. Also, The Names of those Cities and Towns in England where it will be total, and on what Side of the Sun's Body the Light will be seen, an how much, where it is not total. With The various Events and Contingencies which are likely to succeed it in the several Parts of the World therein concern'd.
Wilson, Henry, 1673-1741.Date: 1723- Books
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Annus mirabilis. Or, An exact and particular account of the great eclipse of the sun, on Monday the 11th of May, 1724. Beginning at 40m. past 5, the middle at 36m. after 6, and ends at half an hour past 7 in the afternoon, and if the clouds do not obstruct, the planets May, Venus, and Mercury will plainly appear, with several types of this eclipse, as it may be seen in London, York, Bath, &c. in England; sevil in Spain, and Mexico in North-America, and several other places: with an astrological judgment, foretelling for five years to come, what may happen from it, in the several affairs of Europe. To which is added an history of the eclipes and comets that have been for above 1700 years, with the effects that followed them. By W. Wilson, student in the mathematicks.
Wilson, W., student in the mathematicks.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]- Books
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Observations of a quintuple belt on the planet Saturn: also, an account of some particulars observed during the late eclipse of the sun: and also, on the rotation of the planet Saturn upon its axis. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. From the Philosophical transactions.
Herschel, William, Sir, 1738-1822.Date: 1794]- Books
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Avertissement aux astronomes sur l'éclipse annulaire du soleil que l'on attend le 25 juillet 1748. / par M. De L'Isle, de l'Academie royale des sciences, &c.
L'Isle, Joseph Nicolas de, 1688-1768.Date: MDCC.XLVIII- Books
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The black-Day, or, a prospect of doomsday. Exemplified in the great and terrible eclipse, which will happen on Friday the 22d of April, 1715. The like whereof has not been visible in this Kingdom for above Five Hundred Years. And explaining the Schemes thereof, done according to most exact Calculation by Mr. Halley, Savilian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford, and Mr. Whiston, late Professor of the Mathematicks in the University of Cambridge, from Mr. Street's celebrated Caroline Tables, and the Corrected ones of that famous Astronomer Mr. Flamsteed. With Curious Observations on the Effects of this total Eclipse, through many Parts of Europe.
Date: [1715?]- Books
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Speculum mundi: or, an exact account of the great and formidable eclipse of the sun, which will be visible, total, and central, in England, May 11, 1724 ... / [Anon].
Schott, Gaspar, 1608-1666Date: 1723- Books
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Observations de l'éclipse totale de soleil, : arrivée a Montpellier le douziéme du mois de mai de l'année 1706. / Par les astronomes de la Société Royale des Sciences.
Académie des sciences et lettres de Montpellier.Date: M.DCC.VI- Books
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Observaciones y reflexiones hechas sobre los movimentos de las hojas y flores de algunas plantas con motivo del eclipse de sol del 18 de julio de 1860 / por Miguel Colmeiro.
Colmeiro, MiguelDate: 1861]- Books
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Prodromus astrologicus: being an astrological discourse, of the effects of the great eclipse of the sun (or earth,) on Monday May 11th, 1724. To which is added, some brief observations of the triple conjunction of the Superiors, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars in Sagitary, in December, anno 1722. Wherein is Demonstrated What remarkable Events will befall most of the European Nations, for several Years yet to come. By W. Beetenson. Felix qui potuit Rerum cognoscere Causas.
Beetenson, William.Date: [1722]- Books
Chronology of eclipses and comets, AD 1-1000 / D. Justin Schove.
Schove, D. Justin (Derek Justin)Date: 1984- Books
Historical eclipses and earth's rotation / F. Richard Stephenson.
Stephenson, F. Richard (Francis Richard), 1941-Date: [1997]- Books
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Prodromos ekleipsis. Being a philosophical dissertation on the doctrine of eclipses. Explaining the physical cause thereof in each luminary. With a Perfect Account of the Time, Quantity, and Manner of Appearance of those very remarkable Eclipses that will happen on September the 9th, and February the 18th, next. Also a few words on the Pythagorean system; Wherein is demonstrated the Heliocentrick and Geocentrick Motions of the Planets, and the true Cause of their Retrogradation; particularly the Planet Mercury, at the Middle of the great Solar Eclipse. With an enquiry into the nature and laws of comets; And whether we may expect the speedy Appearance Of One. By Thomas Frankz, M.D.
Frankz, Thomas.Date: MDCCXXXVI. 1736- Archives and manuscripts
Notes for a court of inquiry to investigate a complaint by the passengers on the emigrant ship Eclipse re insufficient and bad food provided on the voyage from England to the Cape of Good Hope
Date: 1849Reference: RAMC/397/D/RM/3/2Part of: Royal Army Medical Corps Muniments Collection- Books
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A second defence of the Dissertation upon the eclipse mentioned by Phlegon: wherein Mr. Chapman's objections, and those of the a[uthor] of the Letter to Dr. Sykes, are particularly considered / By Arthur Ashley Sykes.
Sykes, Arthur Ashley, 1683 or 1684-1756.Date: 1734- Pictures
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Astronomy: a map showing the paths of several eighteenth century eclipses over England. Engraving, 1787.
Date: 1 July 1787Reference: 46470i- Books
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A second defence of the dissertation upon the eclipse mentioned by Phlegon: Wherein Mr. Chapman's objections, and those of the A. of the letter to Dr. Sykes, are particularly considered. By Arthur Ashley Sykes, D.D.
Sykes, Arthur Ashley, 1683 or 1684-1756.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Catastrophe magnatum, or, The fall of monarchie : a caveat to magistrates, deduced from the eclipse of the sunne, March 29, 1652, with a probable conjecture of the determination of the effects / by Nich. Culpeper, Gent.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1652