On 06/05/2012 01:50 PM, Duane Smith wrote:
> Taylor,
> 
> I don't know if Twain witnessed either of the transits, perhaps someone else
> does.   In addition to "Some Learned Fables," he also mentioned the
> phenomena in his October 2, 1876, speech at the Republican meeting in
> Harford.

   As I noted in my last message, SLC could have not personally seen the
transit of 1874-12-09, as it was not visible from the Americas.  (Unless
he was innocently abroad; I dunno.)

   The next transit was on 1882-12-06, but that was far in the future of
that speech.

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