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ECLIPSES FOR 1878. There will be four Eclipses this year, two of the Sun and two of the Moon, and a Transit of Mercury.

I. AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUx, Feb. 2, invisible in the United States, visible in Australia and the Antarctic Ocean.

II. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, Feb. 17, visible in the United States. At Boston it begins at 4h. 58m. A. M. Moon sets eclipsed.

III. A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN, July 29, visible in the United States. The total eclipse begins in Siberia, crosses Behring Strait, through Alaska, near Mt. St. Elias, the western part of British America, east of Salt Lake, New Mexico, and reaches the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, Texas Visible in New England as a Partial Eclipse only, as follows:

Begins.

Ends.
New Haven, Conn.,

4h. 51m. P. M. 6h. 36m. P.M.
Boston, Mass., •

4h. 58m. P.M.

6h. 41m. P.M. Burlington, Vt.,

4h. 44m. P.M. 6h. 29m. P.M. Bangor, Me..

5h. 4m. P. M. 6h. 44m. P.M. IV. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON, August 12, partly visible in the United States, At Boston, the Moon rises eclipsed, and the eclipse ends 8h. 50m.P. M.

V. A TRANSIT OF MERCURY over the Sun's disk, May 6th, visible in the United States. At Boston, the Transit begins at 10h. 28m. A. M., and ends at 6h. 3m. P. M.

CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES FOR 1878.
Dominical Letter,
F Lunar Cycle or

Roman Indiction, 6 Epact,

17 26 Golden Number, )

Julian Period,

6591 Solar Cycle,

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MOVABLE FEASTS AND FASTS FOR 1878. Septuagesima Sunday, Feb. 17 Good Friday, April 19 Whit Sunday, June 9 Shrove Sunday,

Mar. 3 Easter Sunday, “ 21 Trinity Sunday, 16 Ash Wednesday,

6 Low Sunday,

28 Corpus Christi, 20 First Sunday in Lent, 10 Rogation Sunday, May 26 Advent Sunday, Dec. 1 Palm Sunday, April 14 | Holy Thursday, 30

PLANETS - 1878.
JANUARY

MAY.

SEPTEMBER.
d. h. m.
d. h.

d. h.
Venus ? sets 4 8 24 P. M. rises 5 3 7 A.M. 9 rises 5 3 31 A. M.
Mars of sets 12 0 11 A. M. sets 11 10 38 P. M. sets 11 6 23 P.M.
Jupi'r 24 ris. 19 6 51 A. M. 2 rises 19 0 2 A.M. 4 sets 19 0 44 A.M.
Satur.h sets 25 8 33 P. M. rises 26 1 56 A, M. h sets 26

5 33 A. M. FEBRUARY.

JUNE.

OCTOBER
d.
h. m.
d. h. m.

d. h. sets

4 7 31 P. M. 4 rises 5 2 28 A, M. rises 5 4 44 A.M. sets 11 11 49 P. M. o sets 11 9 51 P. M.

rises 12 5 30

A. M. 24 rises 19 5 14 A. M, 3 rises 18 9 58 P. M. 4 sets 18 10 51 P. M. h sets 25

6 50 P. M. h rises 25 11 58 P. M. sets 26 3 25 A, M. MARCH.

JULY.

NOVEMBER.
d. h.
d. h.

d. h. prises 5 5 7 A. M. rises 5 2 7 A. M.

rises 5 6 1 A. M. o sets 11 11 31 P. M. o sets 11 8 52 P. M. grises 12 5 14

A. M. 3 rises 19 3 42 A. M. 4 rises 18 7 51 P. M. 4 sets 18 9 9

P. M. h rises 26 5 41 A. M. h rises 25 10 1 P. M. h sets 26 1

18 A. M.
APRIL.
AUGUST

DECEMBER.
d.
h. m.
d. h.

d. h.
rises
5 3 48 A. M. rises 5 2 28 A. M.

rises 5 7 18

A.M. 11 11 14 P, M. o sets 11 7 41 P. M.

rises 12 5 1 A. M. rises 19 1 54 A.M. 3 sets 19 2 56 A. M. 2 sets 18 7 40 P. M. h rises 26 3 47

A.M.

h rises 25 7 57 P. M. h sets 25 11 23 P. M.

MORNING AND EVENING STARS. Venus will be Evening Star till Feb. 20, Morning Star till Dec. 5, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Mars will be Evening Star till Sept. 18, then Morning Star the rest of the year. Jupiter will be Evening Siar till Jan. 5, Morning Star till July 25, then Evening Star the rest of the year. Saturn will be Evening Star till Mar. 13, Morning Star till Sept. 22, then Evening Star the rest of the year.

NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE PLANETS.
The Sun.
9 Venus. @ The Earth, H Uranus.

Juno. TODO The Moon. Mars.

h Saturn.

Neptune.

Pallas. 8 Mercury. 4 Jupiter.

Vesta.

Ceres. NAMES AND CHARACTERS OF THE ASPECTS. ó Conjunction, or in the same degree. 8 Opposition, or 180 degrees. * Sextile, 60 degrees.

Dragon's Head, or Ascending Node. o Quartile, 90 degrees.

Dragon's Tail, or Descending Node. A Trine, 120 degrees.

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COLLEGES, PROFESSIONAL, AND NORMAL SCHOOLS IN NEW ENG.

(Corrected Sept. 1877.) Colleges.

WESLEYAN UNIV., MIDDLETOWN, CT. BATES, LEWISTON, ME. - 3 tms. Beg. Com., last Th. Juné. Va.,11 w. fm June 20 Tue, Jan., 2d Tue. Apr., 3d Tue. Auy. 27; 2 w. fm Dec. 18; and 1 w. fm April 3. - Com., Thur. aft. last Wed. June.

YALE, NEW HAVEN, CONN.-Com. Th. Bowpoin, BRUNSWICK, ME. - Com., aft. last Wed. June. Vac., 11 w. fm Com. 20 Thurs. July. Vac., 11 w. from Com. ; 1st tm. 14 w., vac. 3 w. ; 2d term till Com. 2 w. at Christmas.; 1 w. in spring.

with recess at Easter, COLBY UNIVER., WATERVILLE, ME.

Theological Schools. Com., 4th Wed. July. No returns for '78. Theo. SEM, BANGOR, ME, i Or. Cong.)

MAINE WESLEYAN SEM. AND FEMALE - Anniversary Thurs, af. 1st Wed. June; COLL., KENT'S HILL, ME. — Three terms Vac. 15 w. from anniv. 13 w. eaoh. Beg., 2d Mon. Aug.; last THEoL. DEPARTMENT, BATES COLL., Mon. Nov.; 2d Mon, March.

LEWISTON. ME. - Year same as College. DARTMOUTH, AT HANOVER, N. H. - Vr. Epis. INSTITUTE, BURLINGTON, Com., last Thurs, in June; vac. 9 w. from - Acad. yr. 43 w. fm 1st Wed. in Sept. Com., 3 w. in winter, and 2 w. in spring. Theo. SEM. (Ortho. Cong.), ANDOVER,

N. H. CONF. SEMINARY AND FEMALE Mass. — Anni. Thurs. bef. July 4; vaca. COLLEGE, TILTON, N. H.-Terms beg. 9 w. after anni., and 3 w. in spring. Dec. 5 and March 19.

BosTON UNIVER. School of THEOL. MIDDLEBURY, MIDDLEBURY, Vr. (Method.). —Year beg. Sept. 18, 1878. Tms. beg. Sept. 6, '77, Jan. 10, Apr. 11, '78. NEW CHURCH THEo. Sch., WALTHAM,

Norwich UNIVERSITY, NORTHFIELD Mass. (Swedenborg).-No returns rec'd. VT. -3 terms. Begin Jan. 3, April 4, EPISCOPAL THEO. SCHOOL AT CAMAug. 29, '78. Com. June 27.

BRIDGE, MAB8.-Year beg. 4th Wed, in UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, AND STATE | Sept.; ends 3d Wed. in June. AGRICULT. COLLEGE, AT BURLINGTON, NEWTON THEO. INST., NEWTON CEN-Com., last Wed. June. Vac, from Com. TRE, MAss. (Bapt.) – Ann., 2d Wed. Jun. 10 w.; from Wed. before Christmas 2 w., Vac. fm ann. to 20 Tu.Se., and I w. in Feb. and 2 w. from close of spring term.

DIVINITY SCHOOL OF HARVARD UNIV. VERMONT METH. SEMINARY AND -Year is same as that of Harvard Coll. FEMALE COLLEGE, MONTPELIER, VT.-- Tufts COLLEGE Div. SCHOOL, COL3 tms, beg. Mar. 6, Aug. 21, and Dec. 2. LEGE HILL (MEDFORD), Mass. (Univ.)

AMHERST, AMHERST, MASS. -3 tms. School year same as that of the College. Begin Jan. 3, Apr. 11, and Sept. 5.

BERKELEY Div. Sch. (Epis.), MIDDLEBOSTON COLLEGE, BOSTON, MASS.- TOWN, OT.-Beg. Oct. 3; erids abt June. 1. Two sessions, beginning on 1st Mon, of Div.sch, of YALE COLL., NEW HASept., and 1st Mon, of Feb.

VEN, CONN. (Ortho. Cong.) – Year beg. Boston UNIVERSITY, BOSTON, MASs. 3d Thurs. Sept.; closes 3d Thurs. May.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS. — 3 tms, Theo. INST. OF CONN., HARTFORD, 1st beg. Sept. 18, '78; 2d beg. Jan. 2, '79; (Ortho. Cong.)- Acad. yr fm 20 Th. Sept. 3d beg. Mar. 28, 79. COLLEGE OF Music. to 20 Th. May. - 2 tms, 20 w. each; 1st begins Sept. 12,

Medical Schools. "78; 2d beg. Feb. 8, 79. SCHOOL OF MED. Sch. OF ME., BowdOIN COLL., ORATORY. — 2 tms; 1st begins Oct. 9, BRUNSWICK, ME.-Beg. Feb 14, lasts 16 w. 78; 2d begins Jan. 6i, closes May 15, '79. MED. DEP. DART. COLL., HANOVER,

SCHOOL OF ALL SCIENCES. Post-grad-N. H. - Lecture tm beg. Ist Wed. Aug. uate department. Terms same as in Col- cont. 14 w. Recitation tm beg. 1st Wed. lege of Liberal Arts.

Dec.; cont. 30 w. COLLEGE OF THE HOLY Cross, WOR- UNIV. OF VT. MED. DEP., BURLINGCESTER, Mass. — Year begins 1st Wed. TON, VT.-- Beg. 1st Th. Mar., con. 16 w. Sept., ends last Thurs, June.

MED SCH, OF HARV. Coll., Boston. HARVARD, CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Acad. The year beg. Th. af. last Wed. in Sept.; year begins Thurs, after last Wed. Sept., ends last Wed. in June. ends at Com., last Wed. June; recess 23 BOSTON UNIV. SCI. OF Med. (HoDec. to Jan. 2, inclusive, and from Wed. moeopath.) -Open to both sexes. 2 tms. before Fast to Tues, after, inclusive. fm Mar, 11, 15 w., and fm Oct. 2, 21 w.

SMITH COLLEGE, NORTHAMPTON, Ms. MED. INST, OF YALE COLLEGE, NEW (For Women.) – Acad. year beg. 20 Th. HAVEN, CONN. - Course beg. Oct. 4, 1877, Sept., ends 3d Wed. June. 3 terms. closes Jan. 31, 1878; spring tm beg. Mar.

TUFTS COLL., COLLEGE HILL, MASS. 7, 1878, cont. 16 w. -- A single tm of 39 w. Begins Sept. 20, DENTAL SCH., HARV. COLL., BOSTON. 1877; Com. June 19, 1878. Vac. 13 w. Begins and ends with college year:

WELLESLEY COLLEGE, WELLESLEY, Boston DENTAL COLLEGE, BOSTON. Mass. (For Women.) – Examination for -No returns for 1878. admission Sept. 6, 1877.

N. E. FEMALE MEDICAL COLLEGE. WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSTOWN, MAss. — United with Boston Univ. Sch, of Med. Com., 1st Wed. July. Vac., 9 w.af. Com.;

Law Schools. 3 w. fm Tu.bef. Chr., 2 w. fm 28 Tu. Apr. LAW SCH. OF HARVARD UNIV., CAM

BROWN, PROVIDENCE, R.I.- Acad yr. BRIDGE, MASS. Year same as College. beg. 3d Wed. Sept. Com. 3d Wed. June. BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW.

TRINITY, HARTFORD, CONN, - 2 tms; - Beg. 1st Wed. Oct., ends last Wd. May. 1st beg. mid. Sept.; 2d beg. early in Jan. LAW SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN, CONN.Com. Thur. bef. July 4.

Yr. beg. 11 w, aft. Com. Yale Coll.