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English: 1930 press photo of astronomer Bevin Sharpless. The original newspaper caption read: Bevan P. Sharpless, a young scientist of the Naval observatory at Washington, has started on a 7,300 mile journey to the tiny island of Niuafo, where he will observe and photograph a total eclipse of the sun which will last only 1.9 minutes. The photograph shows him at work at the observatory preparing for the trip.
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Source Portville Review, 10 July 1930
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