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Eclipse Of The Sun Quotes

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America.

Simon Newcomb
America, Eclipse Of The Sun, British
Simon Newcomb (1903). “The reminiscences of an astronomer”, Harper and Brothers

Whenever a total eclipse of the sun was visible in an accessible region parties were sent out to observe it.

Simon Newcomb
Party, Eclipse Of The Sun, Regions
Simon Newcomb (1903). “The reminiscences of an astronomer”, Harper and Brothers

It's best not to stare at the sun during an eclipse.

Jeff Goldblum
Eclipse Of The Sun, Sun, Eclipse

He's like a drug for you, Bella. I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun.

Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse Of The Sun, Air, Drug
Stephenie Meyer (2008). “Eclipse”, Little Brown & Company

Most events recorded in history are more remarkable than important, like eclipses of the sun and moon, by which all are attracted,but whose effects no one takes the trouble to calculate.

Henry David Thoreau
Moon, Eclipse Of The Sun, History
Henry David Thoreau (2016). “A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers”, p.91, Xist Publishing

An occultation of Venus is not half so difficult as an eclipse of the sun, but because it comes seldom the world thinks it's a grand thing.

Mark Twain
Thinking, Eclipse Of The Sun, Half
Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.14, Courier Corporation

For human nature is so made that only what is unusual and infrequent excites wonder or is regarded as of value. We make no wonder of the rising and the setting of the sun which we see every day; and yet there is nothing in the universe more beautiful, or worthy of wonder. When, however, an eclipse of the sun takes place, everyone is amazed - because it happens rarely.

Gerald of Wales
Beautiful, Eclipse Of The Sun, Rising

Back in the late 1970's, when I was fifteen years old, I spent every penny I then had in the bank to fly across the continent in a 747 jet to Brandon, Manitoba, deep in the Canadian prairies, to witness a total eclipse of the sun.

Douglas Coupland
Years, Eclipse Of The Sun, Fifteen
Douglas Coupland (2015). “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”, p.9, Hachette UK

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