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1899-1900.] Mr Heath on the Total Solar Eclipse. 
photographed, amongst them that of the double star £ Ursae 
Majoris, and the definition was found so good that the trail of the 
primary image was distinctly double all its length, though the 
components of the star differ in declination only by 12*6 seconds 
of arc, and the interval between the lines of the trails on the plate 
is only about of an inch. The focus was, of course, redeter- 
mined in Spain by means of trial photographs of the crescent 
moon, and its position was found to have remained unaltered. 
Early in May the whole of the instruments were packed and 
forwarded for shipment on board the Orient Line Royal Mail 
Steamer Oruba. On May 11, three of the members of the 
party forgathered on the platform of St Pancras Station, bound 
for Tilbury Docks (Mr Eranklin- Adams had preceded us by the 
P. and 0. steamer). Here we met Sir Norman Lockyer and his 
party, who were, like ourselves, en route for Gibraltar by the Oruba . 
The journey out was distinctly uneventful. The wind was in our 
favour, and the Bay of Biscay was in such a gracious mood, that 
even unseasoned travellers like myself felt inclined to think that 
the discomfort popular report had prepared us for was a libel on 
the character of this smooth and smiling ocean. On our return 
journey it was again smooth, but I am assured by people who have 
crossed it more often than I have that it is not always in such a 
benign temper. 
We reached Gibraltar on Wednesday, May 16, where we found 
H.M.S. Theseus awaiting our arrival. Mr Franklin- Adams joined 
us here and informed us that he had made all the necessary 
arrangements for our immediate transference on board the Theseus. 
This was accomplished with very little delay. Our heavy baggage 
having been placed in charge of Mr Daniells, one of the officers of 
the Theseus , we were thus relieved of all anxiety so far as it was 
concerned, and by noon of the same day the Theseus steamed out 
of harbour with Sir Norman Lockyer’s party and ourselves com- 
fortably settled on board. The voyage from Gibraltar to Santa 
Pola occupied just twenty-three hours, and was perhaps the most 
delightful part of our journey. The Theseus is a first-class cruiser, 
armed with twelve guns, and attached to the Mediterranean 
Squadron, and the kindness and attention paid us by Captain 
Tisdall and the officers soon made us feel quite at home. We 
