scholarly journals Report of the Expedition from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, to Observe the Total Eclipse of the Sun on 1932 August 31

1932 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Davidson ◽  
J. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
The Sun ◽  
Total Eclipse ◽  
Royal Observatory

scholarly journals Total eclipse of the Sun, 1905, August 30. Preliminary account of the observations made at Sfax, Tunisia

1906 ◽  
Vol 77 (514) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
North Coast ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Total Eclipse ◽  
The North ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
Preliminary Account

An expedition to observe the total solar eclipse of August 30 having been sanctioned by the Admiralty, it was arranged, in concert with the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee, that a party from the Royal Observatory should make observations at Sfax, a town on the north coast of Africa, about 150 miles south of Tunis. The programme of observations consisted of photographs of the corona on various scales for coronal detail and streamers, and photographs of the spectrum of the corona and chromosphere. The observers from Greenwich who took part in the expedition were Sir William Christie, Mr. Dyson, and Mr. Davidson. Professor Sampson, Mr. J. J. Atkinson, and Captain Brett, D. S. O., generously volunteered their assistance and shared the work of erecting and adjusting the instruments as well as of the observations on the day of the eclipse.

scholarly journals Total eclipse of the sun, 1901, May 18. Preliminary account of the observations made at Pulo Aoer Gadang, West Coast of Sumatra

1902 ◽  
Vol 69 (451-458) ◽  
pp. 235-247
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
West Coast ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The West ◽  
Total Eclipse ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
Preliminary Account

The Admiralty having approved of expeditions from the Royal Observatory to observe the Solar Eclipse of 1901, May 18, I was instructed by the Astronomer Eoyal to occupy a station on the West Coast of Sumatra with the instruments used at Ovar in the eclipse of 1900, May 28. Mr. J. J. Atkinson, who accompanied the Observatory expedition to Ovar, again generously volunteered his assistance and is associated with me in all the observations. His advice and co-operation were of the greatest value throughout.

scholarly journals Total Eclipse of the Sun, 1901, May 18. Preliminary account of the observations made at the Royal Alfred observatory, Pamplemousses, Mauritius

1902 ◽  
Vol 69 (451-458) ◽  
pp. 247-261
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
General Structure ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Sun ◽  
The Moon ◽  
Total Eclipse ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
Preliminary Account ◽  
Coronal Streamers ◽  
The One

An expedition from the Royal Observatory to observe the Solar Eclipse of 1901 in the island of Mauritius having been sanctioned by the Admiralty, I was instructed by the Astronomer Royal to proceed to that island, there to act in concert with the Director of the Royal Alfred Observatory, Mr. T. F. Claxton, who had expressed his desire to co-operate in the observation of the eclipse. In accordance with a scheme approved by the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal and Royal Astronomical Societies, I took out with me two instruments belonging to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, for photographing the corona; the one giving an image of the Moon 2·4 inches in diameter, and intended to secure the general structure of the corona, and the other giving an image 0·3 inch in diameter, and intended to secure the outer coronal streamers.

The Total Eclipse of the Sun

Science ◽  
1934 ◽  
Vol 79 (2043) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Keyword(s):  
The Sun ◽  
Total Eclipse

scholarly journals XXXIV. Observations on the transit of Ve­nus, June the 6th, 1761, made in Spital-Square; the longitude of which is 4' 11" west of the Royal Observatory at Green­wich, and the latitude 51° 31' 15" north

1761 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 182-183
Keyword(s):  
The Sun ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Made In

Having measured the diameter of Venus, on the sun, three times, with the object-glass micrometer, the mean was found to be 58 seconds; and but 6/10 of a second, the difference of the extremes.

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