text_original: The strongest test was the examination of the sky at the time of a solar eclipse, for then the light of the Sun was cut off and a strange body could be readily identified. Despite a careful watch at subsequent eclipses and an examination of photographic plates, only negative results have been obtained. To day the belief that there is any body of considerable size within the orbit of Mercury is held only by a few astrono  mers and very guardedly stated.
text_transcription: THE STRONGEST TEST WAS THE EXAMINATION OF THE SKY AT THE TIME OF A SOLAR ECLIPSE FOR THEN THE LIGHT OF THE SUN WAS CUT OFF AND A STRANGE BODY COULD BE READILY IDENTIFIED DESPITE A CAREFUL WATCH AT SUBSEQUENT ECLIPSES AND AN EXAMINATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES ONLY NEGATIVE RESULTS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED TO DAY THE BELIEF THAT THERE IS ANY BODY OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE WITHIN THE ORBIT OF MERCURY IS HELD ONLY BY A FEW ASTRONOMERS AND VERY GUARDEDLY STATED
phonemes: ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst tˈɛst wʌzðɪ ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðə skˈaɪ æt ðə tˈaɪm əvə sˈoʊlɚɹ ɪklˈɪps, fɔːɹ ðˈɛn ðə lˈaɪt ʌvðə sˈʌn wʌz kˈʌt ˈɔf ænd ɐ stɹˈeɪndʒ bˈɑːdi kʊd biː ɹˈɛdili aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd. dᵻspˈaɪt ɐ kˈɛɹfəl wˈɑːtʃ æt sˈʌbsᵻkwənt ɪklˈɪpsᵻz ænd ɐn ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌv fˌoʊɾəɡɹˈæfɪk plˈeɪts, ˈoʊnli nˈɛɡətˌɪv ɹɪzˈʌlts hɐvbɪn əbtˈeɪnd. tə dˈeɪ ðə bᵻlˈiːf ðæt ðɛɹ ɪz ˌɛni bˈɑːdi ʌv kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl sˈaɪz wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ˈɔːɹbɪt ʌv mˈɜːkjʊɹi ɪz hˈɛld ˈoʊnli baɪ ɐ fjˈuː ɐstɹˈoʊnoʊ mˈɜːz ænd vˈɛɹi ɡˈɑːɹdᵻdli stˈeɪɾᵻd.