Notes on photographs, photographs of spectra, sketch of eclipse camp, 1926 - 1931
Scope and Contents
File includes:
Brief report on photographs taken, titled ‘British Expedition to Benkoelen to observe the Total Eclipse of 1926 Jan 9’; manuscript and typed copy.
Notes on photographs taken, with a letter from the Royal Society concerning a related exhibition.
Seven photographs of the spectra of the corona, a printed plate showing the spectrum of the chromosphere (Mem. RAS LXIV), and a printed plate (in Italian) comparing images of the corona taken by the Italian and British expeditions.
‘Sketch plan of eclipse camp, 1926 Jan 14’.
‘Detail for Z Day’, listing procedures for the observation.
Instructions for language terms to be used in telegrams sent back from Sumatra.
Notes on weather conditions from Dec. 31st [1925] to Jan 16th [1926]
‘Further notes on proofs’ (2 pp), with related letter from F. Strattan to Davidson.
Extract from a report on the Potsdam eclipse expedition to Sumatra, May 9 1929, with related letter from F. Strattan to Davidson.
2 pp of miscellaneous notes.
Dates
- 1926 - 1931
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2019-03-29 16:12:59+00:00
Creator
- From the Series: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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