(Prepared by S. Hart Wright, M. D., A. M., Ph. D., Penn Yan, N. Y.) Five eclipses for 1902, as follows: I. Partial of the sun, April 8, of less than one digit, seen only in the Arctic IL Total of the moon, April 22, seen in Asia, Europe and Africa. III. Partial of the sun, May 7, of about ten digits, seen in New-Zealand part of the Pacific Ocean. *Evening Phases on 16th. Morning Phases on 17th. ECLIPSE OF MOON OCTOBER 16-17. No. 1, first contact. No. 2, first six digits. No. 3, total and middle. No. six digits. No. 5, last contact. N is north point of the moon. No. 1 is 86° ea 5, 118 west of it. Note-The line from the moon's centre to N points to the North Star alwa SUPERIOR PLANETS Mars, until March 29.. EAST OR WEST OF THE SUN. Jupiter, until Jan.15..and after Aug. 5.East Jupiter, from Jan. 15 to Aug. 5.. Venus from Feb. 14 to Nov. 28 Mercury, evening star, from Jar Feb. 18; April 28 to June 23; Aug. Oct. 19, and after Dec. 12. M morning star, Feb. 18 to April 28; J to Aug. 11; Oct. 19 to Dec. 12. PLANETS BRIGHTEST. Mercury, Feb. 1 to 3 and Sept. 25 to 30. after sunset; also March 11 to Venus, Jan. 5 and March 21. Mars, not thi ERAS. The Mahometan year 1320 begins April 10. The Olympian year 2678 begins in July, 1902. NOTE. The times of the lunar eclipse of October 16-17, the moon's phe the tides for three ports are given in Standard Time, used by railroads, and tides the standard used at the ports is that for the 75th meridian. For all othe putations in the Almanac true mean solar time is used. Standard time, being ar cannot be used for such without much confusion and some error, besides bein impracticable where solar time is needed. TH TABLE OF POLARIS, OR NORTH STAR, 1902. yor may find the true north by observing Polaris either when it crosses or is at the greatest eastern or western elongation. The latter plan is the former, but it calls for a knowledge of the azimuth of the star, which n for all seasons and latitudes. Hence the table given herewith. If one imately the time when the elongation will be reached, he can follow the transit until it ceases to move further to the eastward (or westward). ing his compass and applying the correction for azimuth, he will get the he needle. In case of doubt it may be wise to repeat the observation a later. rn elongation is the one to use from early May to the middle of October, ern will serve for all but a few weeks of the remainder of the year. In will be at its eastern elongation on May 10, at about 4:17 a. m.; May 16, ine 1, 2:51 a. m.; June 16, 1:52 a. m.; July 1, 12:54 a. m.; July 16, 11:55 1, 10:52 p. m.; August 16, 9:54 p. m.; September 1, 8:51 p. m.; Septem. m.; October 1, 6:53 p. m.; October 16, 5:50 p. m. The western elongaOctober 16, at about 5:40 a. m.; November 1, 4:37 a. m.; November 16, ecember 1, 2:39 a. m.; December 16, 1:40 a. m.; January 1, 12:36 morn.; 1:36 eve.; February 1 10:32 p. m.; February 15, 9:34 p. m.; March 1, arch 16, 7:44 p. m.; April 1, 6:40 p. m. The event occurs four minutes ight than on the preceding one. closing days of March until May 10 Polaris will be on the meridian, and true north, when a plumb line will cover it and 38 Cassiopeæ simultalatter is a star of the sixth inagnitude, some 20 degrees distant from the elta Cassiopeæ, some 10 degrees further away, but brighter, is approxie same celestial longtitude, but 38 Cassiopeæ corresponds much more will be directly under Polaris on April 1, at about 12:47 a. m.; April 16, May 1, 10:49 p. m., and May 10, 10:14 p. m. POLARIS (NORTH STAR) FOR 1902, WHEN AT ITS GREATEST ION, EAST OR WEST, FOR THE LATITUDE AND DATES GIVEN. Polar Dist. Lat. Lat. Lat. Lat. 31° 33° 35° Lat. Lat. Lat. Lat. Lat. 41° 43° 45° 1 12 3411 22 57 1 24 40 1 26 32 1 28 35 1 30 521 33 23 1 36 91 39 14 1 42 38 38 32 34 51 24 8 1 12 18 1 22 40 1 24 21|1 26 13 1 28 16 1 30 32 1 33 2 1 35 48 1 38 521 42 15 To find the time of high water for any place given in the table belo correction opposite the place to the times of high water for its respectiv for every day on the twelve calendar pages of this Almanac. Add the time of high water when i is plus, and subtract it when it is minus.. find time of high water at Rockland, Me., on January 6, 1902: Time of high water at Boston, January 6... Correction for Rockland, Me. (see below).... Time of high water at Rockland, Me., January 6.. Corrections to times of high water at Boston for: Cor- Corrections to times of high water at New-York for: Cor rection. Eastport, Me.. -0 35 Block Island, R. I... 0 28 Middletown, Conn Augusta, Me... Portland, Me... Portsmouth, N. H... Isle of Shoal L., N.H-0 20 Brooklyn, N. Y., N.Y Newburyport, Mass.. H.M. Corrections times of high at Charleston 1 2 Dover, Del.. +0 49 Sea Breeze, N. +1 6 New-Castle, Del +1 47 Wilmington, De +5 1 Gray's F., S. R +6 58 Phila., Wash-a +2 23 Trenton, N. J.. 3 5 Rehoboth, Del.. +3 4 Ocean City, Md. +37 Cape Chas. L., +3 21 Old Point Com., +3 40 Newport News, +3 2 Petersburg, Va. +1 50 Richmond, Va.. +1 37 Yorktown, Va.. +1 23 Pt. L., P. R., M 0 40 Alexandria, P. +0 20 Wash. N. Y., D +2 6 Crisfield, C. B., +221 Cambridge, C. I 40 56 Oxford, Md... +3 7 Annapolis, Md.. 3 6 Balt., Fells Pt.. +3 6 Elkton, Md..... 0 15 B'klyn Bridge, N. Y. Gloucester, Mass.. -0 36 E. 110th-st., N. Y. C. Salem, Mass.. -0 11 High Bridge, N.Y.C.. Nahant, Mass.. -018 Kings Bridge, N.Y.C. Boston Light, Mass.. -0 18 Willetts Point, N. Y. Plymouth, Mass.. 09 Glen C., L.I.S., N. Y. Wellfleet, C. C., Mass -0 11 Oyster B.,L.I.S.,N.Y Provincetown, Mass. -0 1 Nthpt. H.,L.I.S., N.Y 3 5 Pt. Dep., S. R.. Siasconset, Nant'k, I +0 1Trum. B., L.I.S., N. Y +2 11 Virginia Beach, Nantucket H., Mass. +0 55 Sag Har., L.I.S.,N.Y +2 19 Hatteras Inlet, Edgartown, Mass.... +0 44 Montauk Pt. L., N. Y. -0 1 Cape Lookout, No Mans L'd I., Mass 4 6 Bellport, N. Y.. +2 39 Beaufort, N. C. Viney'd Hav'n, Mass +0 11 Fire Isl'd Inlet, N.Y.0 56 Carolina Beach, Falmouth, Mass.... -18 Rockaway Inlet, N. Y.-0 35 Tarpaulin Cove, Mass -3 41 Coney Island, N. Y.. 0 42 Cuttyhunk L., Mass.. -4 1 Tottenville, S. I., N.Y-0 21 Woods Hole, Mass... -2 55 Fort Tom., S.I., N.Y-0 23 Bird Island L., Mass.-3 43 Sing Sing, H.R., N.Y +1 49 New-Bedford, Mass..3 40 Albany, H. R., N. Y. Newport, R. I.. Bristol, R. I..... Pawtuxet, R. I.... Providence, R. I.. Septuagesima_Sunday.. +9 33 Wilmington, N. -3 48 Eliz'port, N. B., N. J +0 10 Beaufort, S. C.. Sexagesima Sunday. January 26 .February 2 February 12 Quadragesima (Lent). .February 16 Corpus Christi. Passion Sunday.. Palm Sunday. Good Friday. March 9 Ember Days.. Advent Sunday. Easter Sunday.. 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