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A Weird West Tale and the Hunt for Planet Vulcan

28 Jul , 2013 by David Dickinson

One of the most fascinating stories in modern astronomy involves the pursuit of a world that never was. Tomorrow marks the 135th anniversary of the total solar eclipse of July 29th, 1878. With a maximum totality of 3 minutes 11 seconds, this eclipse traced a path across western Canada and the United States from the […]

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