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Eclipse-O-Rama:
# Doom Warning Adds Spice To French Eclipse. PARIS (Reuters) Apocalyptic
predictions that Wednesday's eclipse will signal the death of Paris have
only whetted France's appetite for the sun's impending vanishing act.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990810/10/science-eclipse-france
# Britain Warns Against Eclipse Traffic. (ABC News) British officials are
worried eclipse-watchers going to the best views in Devon and Cornwall
could clog highways for miles. Perfect targets for vandals, gypsies:
abcnews.go.com/sections/travel/dailynews/eclipse_cornwall990806.html
# Clouds To Eclipse Eclipse In UK, Europe. LAND'S END, England (Reuters)
Gloomy forecasters warned that black clouds were looming ahead of
Wednesday's eclipse and an expected mass invasion of tourists to the
southwestern tip of England had so far failed to materialize.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990810/04/science-eclipse-leadall
# Answer Geek: Solar Eclipses. (ABC) Eclipses, which once terrorized our
ancestors, occur in several different ways. But they only happen on Earth.
http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/Geek/geek990513.html
# Hectic hunt for Sun's secrets. (BBC) As the eclipse approaches scientists
are preparing to make the most of a rare opportunity to learn more about
the way the Sun works. Then they can build another one that works better.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_415000/415601.stm
# Modern Science from Ancient Eclipses. Ancient records of eclipses enable
scientists to figure out how much the rotation of the Earth has slowed.
more.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/eclipsehistory990806.html
# ZOO SEEKS HELP NOTING ANIMAL ECLIPSE BEHAVIOR. Frankfurt's Zoo has asked
visitors to become researchers by helping to record how its 5,000 animals
react to the solar eclipse on Wednesday. The zoo's management said that
there was no precise research into animal behavior during an eclipse.
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9908/09/eclipse.germany.zoo.reut/index.html
# Eclipses Offer Fleeting Chances for Scientists. (ABC) More than a
pretty picture, eclipses allow experiments not possible otherwise.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/dailynews/eclipsesci990806.html
# Advantage goes to Europe for millennium's last eclipse:
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9908/06/eclipse.preview/index.html
# Web eclipses Germans' view of sun show:
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9908/06/eclipse.idg/index.html
# Solar maximum to boost eclipse
http://cnn.com/NATURE/9908/09/eclipse.enn/index.html
# Mexico tells people eclipse not end of the world
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/Reuters19990809_1675.html
# Eclipse Pilgrims Get Early Start On British Roads
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/Reuters19990807_669.html
# Eastern Europe in Path of Eclipse. (ABC) Romania and Bulgaria are hoping
their position along the best viewing stretch for the last eclipse of the
millennium will translate into an economic boost. Drain the suckers fast:
abcnews.go.com/sections/travel/dailynews/eclipse_competition990803.html
# Lebanon Awaits Eclipse. BEIRUT (UPI) Lebanese are preparing for Eclipse
Day, with strong government recommendations to stay indoors and religious
leaders calling for holding special prayers and appeasing fears that it's
not Doomsday. http://news.excite.com/news/u/990810/10/tech-science-lebanon
# Former U.S. Astronaut In Iran For Eclipse. TEHRAN (Reuters) A veteran of
the U.S. Apollo space program, a rare celebrity from the so-called "Great
Satan," is in Iran to view the last total eclipse of the millennium.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990810/08/science-eclipse-iran
# Little Eclipse Interest in Pakistan. (ABC) Between cloudy weather and
little interest because of the lack of knowledge about the phenomenon,
most Pakistani aren t all that excited about this stellar event. Yawn.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/travel/DailyNews/eclipse_karachi990809.html
# 10M Hindus to bathe during eclipse. KURUKSHETRA, India (UPI) An estimated
10 million Hindus will bathe in scores of sacred rivers and lakes across
India during Wednesday's solar eclipse believing this would purify their
souls and wash their sins. Or at least get their hair squeaky-clean, eh?
http://news.excite.com/news/u/990810/10/tech-science-india
# Eclipse Should Shed Light on Gravity Mystery:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DyeHard/dye990630.html
# English Scientist Will Watch Solar Eclipse from Goonhilly:
more.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/astronomer990806.html
# Eclipse Experiment Over in Five Minutes:
http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/Eclipse/eclipsesci0227.html
# Cable's Discovery Network plans three hours of live eclipse coverage:
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/AP19990805_885.html
# No break in eclipse's gloomy forecast. (BBC) With just 24 hours to go,
the weather forecast for much of the track of the eclipse remains gloomy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_415000/415310.stm
# Druids Pray, Tempers Fray Ahead Of Eclipse. LAND'S END, England (Reuters)
Tempers frayed and druids prayed Tuesday, but storm clouds still swirled
around in the final countdown to the last solar eclipse of the millennium.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990810/10/science-eclipse-leadall
# How Not to Be Blinded by a Solar Eclipse. Staring unprotected at a solar
eclipse is a great way to ruin your vision. However, there are simple ways
to watch this unusual celestial event safely. Or you could sleep thru it.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/dailynews/eclipseviewing990805.html
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