6 Mr W. H. M. Christie and Prof. H. H. Turner. 



keeper immediately started the stop-watch and proceeded to count 

 aloud " one, two, three," &c., up to sixty, when the second time- 

 keeper took up the counting, " one, two, three," &c. By having two 

 timekeepers, opportunity was given to both to see the eclipse. 



The operations were rehearsed on every day of the week preceding 

 the eclipse, at the time of totality, and on two days also at dusk,, 

 with lamps. 



A photographic hut with a supply of chemicals was supplied from 

 the Calcutta office of the Survey or- General's Department, and Mr. 

 George, of that department, was told off to assist in the photographic 

 work. He developed some of the photographs taken by the 

 Astronomer Royal during the partial phases. 



11. The Day of the Eclipse. Perfectly clear throughout. The 

 morning was spent in final preparations. The first contact 

 occurred at hr. 13'3 mins. local mean time, and the Astronomer 

 Royal proceeded to take nine photographs of the partial phase, 

 the first being exposed at hr. 14*6 mius., and the last at 1 hr. 

 22 f 2 mins. Totality commenced at 1 hr. 41*1 mins., and lasted 

 about 105 seconds, during which time the programmes detailed below 

 were successfully carried out. Nine more partial phase photographs 

 were taken between 1 hr. 59'4 mins. and 2 hrs. 59'2 mins. The 

 fourth contact was at 3 hrs. 1'6 mins. (see accurate times below). 



There was a good deal of light during totality, and lamps were 

 not in any way needed. The temperature fell 4' 5 between first 

 and second contacts, and another 3'5 between second contact and 

 2 hrs. It had practically returned to its normal value by the fourth 

 contact (see accurate readings below) . But the fall of temperature 

 did not nearly represent the sensation of chill. At 1.15, when the 

 air 'felt distinctly chilly, the temperature had only fallen 2. 



There was no appreciable " shadow " effect at totality, nor was 

 any such effect noticed by two observers (General Woodthorpe, R.E., 

 and Colonel Sir T. Holditch, R.E.) from the top of a hill a few 

 miles away, close to the central line. These observers did, however, 

 notice the well known " shadow bands " on the table they had pre- 

 pared for sketching, without having previously heard of these bands 

 in any way. 



We had not many opportunities of observing the behaviour of 

 animals. Kites which had been circling round the camp flew off to 

 the surrounding trees some minutes before totality, and about the 

 same time we heard cries from the village of Sahdol. We were told 

 by another observer (Professor E. G. Hill, of Allahabad) that at 

 Buxar he had noticed a herd of goats get into line and march home- 

 wards; that two mongooses in a hole in a bank had seemed very 

 much frightened ; that squirrels were silent during totality, and that 

 a kingfisher began catching fish. 



