I bet very few knew anything about the eclipse without the prompts from TV/Radio etc. Anyway would they have had the equipment to observe it without blinding themselves? Chris Atkins (nee Nibbs) > Message date : Jun 08 2004, 11:54 PM > From : Jackari2@aol.com > To : KNIBB-L@rootsweb.com > Copy to : > Subject : [K/NIBB/S] Transit of Venus 1882 -2004 > I wonder how many of our ancestors in 1882 viewed the specatcle we were > privileged to see today? Did you spot it? > > "Assistant State's Attorney Jim Knibbs told the judge that the incident > involved a 25-year-old detainee. The woman was in a holding cell by herself when > the alleged abuse took place. ..." > > Enough of that! > > Having just read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' by Lynne TRUSS, I couldn't resist > the ellipsis. They are the three dots after the shortened quote from a > Chicago newspaper - not a typo for the eclipse - sorry transit. > > Meanwhile Mike KNIBBS has offered to pursue the Naturalisation papers of > Henry KNIBBS (husband of Rispah) as Owen has been ill. We wish him a speedy > recovery. > > As for me. Body healing - mind as befuddled as ever! > > bfn > > Alan > > Alan Jackson > Host at The K/NIBB/S One Name Study & Mailing List > Website address http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~knibbetc > > Did you know? Earlier postings to the list are archived at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/KNIBB-L/ > Please follow log-on instructions when you first visit! > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > -- Whatever you Wanadoo: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm