Transcription: Adelbert Stifter, An Unforgettable Experience There are phenomena with which we are familiar, and which nonetheless impress us with their magnificence. I experienced this during the total eclipse of the sun, which I saw from Vienna on the early morning of July 8th, 1842. At five o'clock I stood on the tower of House 495 in the middle of the city. From here it is possible to see not only the whole of the city, but also the country out to its distant horizon with its rolling Hungarian hills. The sun was just rising, and shone gently upon the misty meadows of the Danube, its image reflected in th ...
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