In 1883 an expedition of American astronomers traveled from Peru to Caroline Island aboard the USS Hartford to observe the May 6 total solar eclipse. A French expedition also observed the eclipse from Caroline. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2017-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
In 1883 an expedition of American astronomers traveled from Peru to Caroline Island aboard the USS Hartford to observe the May 6 total solar eclipse. A French expedition also observed the eclipse from Caroline. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2017-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)