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Professor Moulton in his "Astronomy" gives another splendid description:

In "New Astronomy," Langley tells of the sensations of an observer as the moon's shadow passes furiously on its way:

On June 8th, 1918, September 10, 1923, and on January 24th, 1925, many people in the United States were privileged to view the wonderful spectacle of a total eclipse. Scientists came from all over the world to witness the solar eclipse of 1923, for not only was it visible from an attractive corner of our country at a pleasant time of the year, but the sun was at a convenient altitude for observation. Many photographs were taken of the great flaming corona, some even from airplanes.