Michel-Eugene Chevreul was a French chemist who lived to be 103 (1786—1889). The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent* calls him a physicist, and philosopher, as well as chemist. His work on fats and fatty acids was so useful to the French soap and candle industries in the 19th century that he is one of the [...]
Category: eclipses 2023/2024
Annular eclipse from October 14, 2023
I came to Santa Fe to see the eclipse on Saturday. My lovely hostess and I had a conversation about eclipses we and others have seen. She was worried that after the long journey there would be clouds. We have a story of my father saying, “Hell’s Bells. I forgot my passport.” He said it [...]
Eclipses
On October 14, 2023, there will be an annular eclipse of the sun which can be seen in the Western US. The following spring on April 8, 2024, there will be another eclipse visible in the east. NASA did a remarkable map. I can't get it large enough on this blog, but here's a URL [...]
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