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British, Brazilian and French Expeditions to Pasa Quatro to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 10 October 1912

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Observers from the Greenwich Observatory in England, the Bureau des Longitudes in France and Brazilian National Observatory congregated at a site in Pasa Quatro to independently make observations at the total solar eclipse in 1912. Although on the day, heavy rain ruined any chances of observations, the expeditions attracted heavy media attention and important political figures traveled to the site.

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