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IN the Nautical Almanac Circular (No. 18) local particulars of this eclipse are given for four places in the eastern portion of the shadow track, three of which, Padang, Pontianak and Amboyna, are situated in Netherlands India. In the explanations it is mentioned that, from inquiries which have been made, it appears that the positions selected are the most accessible, and that it would probably be impossible for observers to occupy any neighbouring station for which the astronomical conditions might be more favourable.
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MULLER, J. The Total Eclipse of the Sun of May 17–18, 1901. Nature 62, 389 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/062389b0
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