I. Preliminary report of the joint solar eclipse committee of the Royal Society, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the solar physics committee on the observations of the solar eclipse of April 16, 1893

1894 ◽  
Vol 54 (326-330) ◽  
pp. 28-30
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Solar Physics ◽  
Astronomical Society ◽  
Royal Astronomical Society ◽  
Complete Report ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant

The Joint Committee have requested me to make the following brief report on the observations of the Eclipse. This will be followed shortly by a more complete report. The Joint Committee was formed early in 1892, a grant of money was obtained from the Government Grant Fund of the Royal Society, and preparations were at once begun. After due consideration, it was decided to send out two observing expeditions, one to Fundium, on the Salum River, in Senegambia, and one to Pará-Curu, in the Province of Ceará, in the northern part of Brazil. With the exception of the work undertaken by Professor Thorpe, the whole of the observations were photographic. Three classes of work were undertaken at each station.

scholarly journals Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900. Preliminary report of the expedition to the south limit of totality to obtain photographs of the flash spectrum in high solar latitudes

1901 ◽  
Vol 67 (435-441) ◽  
pp. 370-385 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
The South ◽  
Astronomical Society ◽  
Royal Astronomical Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
Flash Spectrum ◽  
Government Grant

This expedition was one of those organised by the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society, funds being provided from a grant made by the Government Grant Committee. The following were the principal objects which I had in view in arranging the expedition:— To obtain a long series of photographs of the chromosphere and flash spectrum, including regions of the sun’s surface in mid-latitudes, and near one of the poles.

scholarly journals Total Solar Eclipse of 1901, May 17-18. Preliminary report of the observations made at Ayer Karoe, Sawah Loento, Sumatra

1902 ◽  
Vol 69 (451-458) ◽  
pp. 209-234
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Astronomical Society ◽  
Royal Astronomical Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant

This expedition was one of those organised by the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society, funds being provided from a grant made by the Government Grant Committee. It was originally contemplated that the party should consist of Professor H. H. Turner and myself, and that we should occupy a station inland in Sumatra; but when the former found himself unable join in the expedition, it was decided not to appoint another observer in his stead, nor to fix upon the station to be occupied until there was an opportunity of learning about local conditions, on the spot.

scholarly journals Total solar eclipse, 1905, August 29-30. Preliminary report of the observations made at Guelma, Algeria

1906 ◽  
Vol 77 (514) ◽  
pp. 56-76
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
The South ◽  
Royal Astronomical Society ◽  
The North ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant

The expedition to which this report refers was one of those organised by the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society; it was supported by a grant made by the Government Grant Committee. Guelma was chosen for the site of the observations, as being an inland station between Sfax, which was selected for an expedition from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, and Philippeville, which it was at first expected Sir Norman Lockyer would occupy. Guelma is 58 kilometres from Bona, 65 kilometres from Philippeville, 55 kilometres from the nearest coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it lies at a height of about 1200 feet above sea-level on the south side of the Valley of the Seybouze, amongst hills which range in height from about 3100 feet at 13 kilometres to the north, to about 4700 feet at 11 kilometres on the south, where lies the celebrated mountain, Mahouna, “the sleeping lady,” so called from the resemblance of its silhouette to the form of a woman. (For the position of the observing hut, see p. 59.)

Report on the expedition to Sahdol, Rewah State, Central India, to observe the total solar eclipse of 1898, January 22

1899 ◽  
Vol 64 (402-411) ◽  
pp. 1-21
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Central India ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
Astronomical Society ◽  
Royal Astronomical Society ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant ◽  
A Site

1. This expedition was organised by the Joint Permanent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society, funds being provided from a grant made the Government Grant Committe. The Government of India made excellent arrangements for the party, and the Surveyor-General of India with the staff of his Department rendered great service in selecting a site, clearing the jungle, establishing a camp, erecting the instruments, and in giving every assistance in the observations, for all of which the observers desire to tender their thanks.

scholarly journals Total solar eclipse of 1898, January 22. Preliminary report on the observations made at Pulgaon, India

1899 ◽  
Vol 64 (402-411) ◽  
pp. 43-61 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
Considerable Reduction ◽  
The Government ◽  
Government Grant

This expedition was one of those organised by the Joint Per­manent Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society and Royal Astro­nomical Society, funds being provided from a grant made by the Government Grant Committee. The observers are indebted to the Great Indian Peninsular Rail­way Company for the carriage of the instruments at reduced rates between Bombay and Pulgaon, and for a considerable reduction of fares to the observers for this journey.

scholarly journals Royal society expedition to montserrat, B. W. I. preliminary report on seismic observations

1937 ◽  
Vol 158 (894) ◽  
pp. 479-494 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Royal Society ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Leeward Islands ◽  
The Government

The following preliminary report deals briefly with the observations made during my residence in Montserrat from 24 March to 24 July, 1936, and with the main conclusions to be drawn from them. The Royal Society Expedition is greatly indebted to the representatives of His Majesty’s Government, to His Excellency Sir Gordon Lethem, Governor of the Leeward Islands, and to the Commissioner and Acting Commissioners of Montserrat for much kindness and assistance. We are also indebted for the most generous and liberal assistance rendered to the expedition by officials, representatives of organizations, and private individuals in ways too numerous to be described in detail. The members of the Expedition had the fullest support from the Government and the citizens of the island.

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