Total Eclipse of the Sun


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Radio Observations of the Solar Eclipse of July 20, 1963 at 74 Mc./s


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The residual solar flux density during the maximum phase of the July 20, 1963 eclipse was found to be 52%=5% at 74 Mc./s. The quiet sun flux density was estimated to be 1.0 X 10 to the minus 22nd power =7% w./m squared/c.p.s. (Author).










Observations of Ionospheric Behavior During the Solar Eclipse of 20 July 1963 at Bedford, Massachusetts


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Observations of the ionosphere during the 20 July 1963 solar eclipse at Bedford, Massachusetts are presented. A C-4 vertical incidence sounder was used. Critical frequencies and virtual heights of the ionosphere are plotted and compared with a 10-day average curve. Ionograms of the time of first contact, maximum eclipse and fourth contact are included. A series of optical photographs of the sun in eclipse, taken at ground level, are presented. (Author).




Dolores Claiborne


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Suspected of killing Vera Donovan, her wealthy employer, Dolores Claiborne tells police the story of her life, harkening back to her violent husband, disintegrating marriage and the suspicious death of Joe Claiborne thirty years earlier. Dolores also tells of Vera's physical and mental decline and of her loyalty to an employer who has become emotionally demanding in recent years.