3 I* Prof. H. H. Turner and Mr. H. V. Xewall. 



counted on were thus lost, and in order to carry out the programme 

 .in undeniably great press of work was necessary. The day of the 

 eclipse was fine, and many good photographs were obtained. The 

 development of these and the packing up of the instruments fully 

 occupied the observers till Friday, June 1. They left Algiers on 

 Saturday, June 2, and arrived in London on Monday, June 4. But 

 they would record the opinion that the time spent on the expedition 

 was too short. The work was got through, but with practically no 

 margin for contingencies, and would have been done l>etter with another 

 week at least. 



5. Position of Station. The station was on the west side of the 

 equatorial coude, and about 50 yards S.E. of the transit-circle, the 

 position of which is 



Longitude 0"12 m 8-7 E. of Greenwich. 



Latitude 36 48' 0"-5 N. 



Height above mean sea level, 1123 feet. 



This spot was some distance from the central line, and 4 or 5 seconds 

 of the 70 seconds of totality available were thus lost ; but the loss was 

 more than counterbalanced by the many advantages of being at a 

 fixed observatory. 



6. Meteorological Conditioit*. As regular meteorological observations 

 were made at the Observatory, none were made by us. The day of the 

 eclipse was the finest of our stay, and fine days preceded and followed 

 it. On May 26, 27, and 28 the sun was seen to set in the sea, and the 

 " green ray " was looked for and seen by several observers. 



The disc, when near the horizon on May 28, assumed remarkable 

 shapes, of which the following four types were noticed by several 

 observers : 



There was at times considerable wind, as M. Trepied had warned us, 

 but the day of the eclipse was calm. 



7. In*ti-iini<'iitx, <('. (See separate reports of observers.) 



8. Huts. "Willesden canvas over wooden framework was used, and 

 found very satisfactory, as before. 



Mr. Newall's hut was designed for his particular instruments, and 

 the openings were obtained by leaving the canvas loose in the form of 

 flaps, which were tied in the proper positions, either open or closed. 



