In 1836 Francis Baily noted the "beads" around the moon's edge during one of these events
This effect, known as Baily's beads, is 
named after Francis Baily who called attention to the phenomenon in... [DOC] [TLE] Total Solar Eclipse Explained: Stages of Today's Sun-Moon Alignment [PAR] Nov 13, 2012 ... A total eclipse of the sun is one of nature's most spectacular and ... the moon first 
takes a barely perceptible "bite" on the western edge of the sun, ... Baily's beads: 
These bright, rosary-like beads of sunlight  named after British astronomer 
Francis Baily who first reported them during an eclipse in 1836... [DOC] [TLE] Eclipse Tours Eclipse Edge Observation | Eclipse Tours [PAR] This is called Baily's Beads (documented by Sir Francis Baily after an annular 
eclipse on May 15, 1836 even though prior ...