 | 1863 - 526 pages
...September 1, a little before noon, " when within the area of the great north group [of spots] (the size-of which had previously excited general remark) two patches of intensely bright and white light broke out ;" and their " brilliancy was fully equal to that of direct sunlight." Mr. Carrington adds, " Seeing... | |
 | 1863 - 484 pages
...September 1, a little before noon, " when within the area of the great north group [of spots] (the size of which had previously excited general remark) two patches of intensely bright and white light \iroke out ;" and their " brilliancy was fully equal to that of <foct sunlight." Mr. Carrington adds,... | |
 | Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) - 1863 - 404 pages
...September 1, a little before noon, " when within the area of the great north group [of spots] (the size of which had previously excited general remark) two...patches of intensely bright and white light broke out ;" and their " brilliancy was fully equal to that of direct sunlight." Mr. Carrington adds, " Seeing... | |
 | Richard Anthony Proctor - 1871 - 550 pages
...with the cross-wires used in the observation, when within the area of the great north group (the size of which had previously excited general remark) two...intensely bright and white light broke out ' in the middle of the group. ' My first impression was,' he adds, ' that by some chance a ray of light had... | |
 | 1907 - 936 pages
...when, to quote his own words — "Within the area of the great north group (the size of which hart previously excited general remark) two patches of intensely bright and white light broke out. ... I noted down the time by the chronometer, and, seeing the outburst to be vet y rapidly on the increase,... | |
 | 1865 - 430 pages
...observing the sun on that day, " within the area of the great ' north group ' of spots " (the size of which had previously excited general remark), "...patches of intensely bright and white light broke out ;" each having, as appears by the diagram he gives, a rudely crescendo form, with rounded cusps having... | |
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My first impression was, that by some chance a ray of light had penetrated a hole in the screen attached to the object-glass, by which the general image is thrown onto shade, for the brilliancy was fully equal to that of direct sunlight... 