Report of the Eclipse Expedition to Caroline Island, May 1883.

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/26798

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Space and Aeronautics — Astronomy and Astrophysics

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National Research Council. 1884. Report of the Eclipse Expedition to Caroline Island, May 1883.. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/26798.

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146 pages | DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/26798

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-iii
Prefatory Note by Prof C A Young, Chairman of the Eclipse Committee of the National Academy of Sciences	1-5
Organization of the American Eclipse Expedition	6-9
Caroline Island	10-12
Description of the Island by Prof E S Holden and Lieut E F Qualtrough U S N	13-20
Longitude of Caroline Island by Mr Winslow Upton	21-38
Meteorology of Caroline Island by Mr Winslow Upton	39-39
General Weather Conditions	40-42
Meteorological Observations Between April 25 and May 9 1883	43-51
Meteorological Observations During the Eclipse	52-60
Diurnal Periodicity of the Southeast Trade Wind	61-62
Observations of Solar Radiation During the Stay on Caroline Island	63-89
Radiation Observations During the Eclipse	90-90
Curves of Pressure Temperature Etc	91-92
Botany of Caroline Island Collections by Dr W S Dixon U S N and Identifications by Prof W Trelease	93-95
Notes on the Zoology of Caroline Island by Dr W S Dixon U S N	96-97
Memorandum on the Butterflies Etc of Caroline Island Collections by Dr J Palisa Identifications by Dr Arthur Butler and Mr Hermann Strecker	98-101
Chemical Constituents of the Sea-water in the Lagoon at Caroline Island Determined by Messrs Stillwell and Gladding	102-102
Observations of Twenty-three New Double Stars by Prof E S Holden and Prof C S Hastings	103-103
Plans for Work on the Day of the Eclipse by Prof E S Holden	104-105
Reports on the Eclipse of May 6 1883	106-108
Report of Prof C S Hastings	109-132
Report of Mr Charles H Rockwell	133-134

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