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Plate showing a black disc surrounded by a glowing yellow corona with long streamers spreading diagonally across a tan background.

Astronomy: the corona of the sun, viewed during a total solar eclipse. Process print after a photograph, 1878.

A dark disc, the sun's body blocked by the moon, is ringed by pale yellow rays of the corona spreading outward in wide streamers. The plate sits on a plain tan ground, with the caption 'Total Solar Eclipse, July 29th, 1878' printed beneath and labelled 'Plate V' above.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1878
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2743 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1878.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Eclipse total de sol, 29 de julio de 1878: la corona

Un disco oscuro, que bloquea el cuerpo del sol, está rodeado por rayos amarillo pálido de la corona que se extienden hacia afuera en amplias franjas. La lámina tiene un fondo café claro liso, con el título impreso debajo y la marca 'Plate V' arriba.

Português: Eclipse solar total, 29 de julho de 1878: a coroa

Um disco escuro, que bloqueia o corpo do sol, está cercado por raios amarelo-pálidos da coroa solar que se espalham em amplas faixas. A prancha tem um fundo bege liso, com a legenda impressa embaixo e a marca 'Plate V' acima.