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Title: the total eclipse of the Moon, October 4, 1884
Authors: Denning, W. F.

A perfectly cloudless sky enabled the total lunar eclipse of October 4 to be well observed from this city. The most noteworthy feature in connection with the phenomenon was that the Moon, at the total phase, appeared far less luminous than usual

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Title: Out of Old Books- The Lunar Eclipse of October 4, 1884)
Authors: Sawyer Hogg, H.

Last month we reprinted descriptions of several lunar eclipses of the past three hundred years during which the moon became totally invisible, even in a telescope.
The eclipse of October 4, 1884 is frequently cited in textbooks as belonging in this category, but the following extracts will show that this is not the case.

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