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Total Eclipse of the Sim, 1901, May 18.
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PLAN OF ECLIPSE STATION AT AOER GADANG, 1901, MAY 18.

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a. Thompson coronagraph.

b. Coslostat.

c. Palm-tree to which clock-weight was attached. f d. Spectroscopes.

' I e. Heliostat.

3. Double photographic camera.

4. Developing room.

5. Observer's house.

6. Men's tent.

Personnel. The following list gives the names of those who took part in the observations :

F. W. Dyson Quartz spectroscope, Thompson coronagraph.

J. J. Atkinson Flint spectroscope.

Lieut, and Com. Oldham Double camera for small-scale photo- graphs. Observed duration.

Lieut. Frewen Gave signals of beginning and end of totality. Observation of stars.