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Eclipse of the sun August 1999

A psychiatric perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ernest Gralton  and
Chris Line
Ernest Gralton*
Affiliation:
Exeter and District Community NHS Trust, Langdon Hospital, Dawlish, Devon EX7 0NR
Chris Line
Affiliation:
Cornwall Healthcare Trust, Truro
*
∗Correspondence
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On Wednesday 11 August 1999 there will be a total eclipse of the sun. The path of totality will start at sunrise south of Nova Scotia and pass over the Atlantic toward the UK. It will then pass through northern France, central and southern Germany, Austria, the Middle East, Pakistan and India (Bell, 1997).

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 8: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , August 1999 , pp. 500 - 502
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