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Total solar eclipse. The delicately structured glow of the solar corona—or solar atmosphere—seen during the March 7, 1970, total eclipse of the Sun. The corona is visible to the unaided eye only during an eclipse.

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Total solar eclipse. The delicately structured glow of the solar corona—or solar atmosphere—seen during the March 7, 1970, total eclipse of the Sun. The corona is visible to the unaided eye only during an eclipse.

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Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.

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