Speaker
Dr
ZAGGIA, Simone
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
Description
In the early morning of 8th July 1842, a total solar eclipse ran across Europe, passing through the major cities of the Habsburg Empire: Milan, Venice, Gratz, Wien, Bratislava, Budapest, Lemberg (Lviv). The eclipse received a great attention from the astronomers given the many observatories present along the path. At the Astronomical Observatory of Padua the Director Santini was ready to observe it together with his assistant Pietropoli, Prof Conti and Capt. Von Biela, the discoverer of the famous comet 3D/Biela. We will relive the eclipse in the reports of Santini and in the rediscovered original drawings of the eclipsed Sun made by Biela. The scientific impact of the observations will be discussed.
Primary author
Dr
ZAGGIA, Simone
(Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF))
