Thursday, November 16th Eclipses in General,” by Mr. 
P. E. Vizard, F.R.A.S. ne 
Description of Total, Partial and Annular Eclipses; How 
caused ; Eclipse Months ; The Saros; Knowledge gained — 
by Eclipses as to the Constitution of the Sun; its Corona, — 
Chromosphere, Prominences, etc.; Terror inspired by — 
Eclipses amongst the Uncultured ; Accounts of Ancient — 
Eclipses ; Eclipses in the Bible. 
Thursday, November 23rd—‘‘ The Total Eclipse of Last 
August,’ by Mr. Harold W. Raisin, B.Sc. (who witnessed the — 
eclipse from Burgos in Spain). ; Ps 
The Track of the Belt of Totality over the Globe ; The various © 
Expeditions for Observation, to Labrador, Spain, Majorca, 
Algeria and Egypt; The Astronomical Camp; Various 
Instruments used; How Observations made ; Eclipse — 
Festivities; Cathedral and City of Burgos ; Foreign _ 
Parties at Burgos ; Probable Results. Gh 
“Watural tbistory Section. 
Committee for 1906.—Geo. Avenell, Hugh Findon, PES3 
_ Herbert Goodchild, M.B.O.U., M. F. Hopson, FLS EES 
C. S. Nicholson, F.L.S., P. Macleod Yearsley, F.R.C.S., FiZisie 
and J. W. Williams, F.L.S., F.R.M.S. (Honorary Secretary). Pe 
This Section has made considerable progress in the past session, 
not only in increase of numbers but in the educational value of — 
the work done. Several of the members have published original © 
papers in various Transactions, thus elevating the section to a 
proper scientific status. It is hoped that others will emulat 
their good example. 3 ist 
il the meetings have been well attended. But as in the 
last Report, so in this, it would, perhaps, be as well for the com- 
mittee to lay great stress on the value of association with old 
workers. Some few of the members, who could and would be 
willing and valuable workers, are either too diffident or too sh 
to come forward and look at the exhibits. They leave the meeting 
without seeing them, and still wish to learn and work. Natural 
history cannot be taught in this way. The things of Nature can 
‘be handled ; they can as a rule be kept alive in what can be made 
an almost perfect environment ; and by this means the life-story. 
of any plant or animal can ‘be watched and recorded. It is even’ 
