THE ECLIPSE EXPEDITIONS. 
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must have been a leaven of undue subservience to the powers 
that be, and unfortunately this leaven “ leavened the whole 
lump.” 
Let us turn to a pleasanter subject. 
The course of the moon’s shadow during the eclipse is some- 
what remarkably curved, so that, though crossing the southern 
part of the Spanish Peninsula towards the west, and Sicily and 
the South of Turkey towards the east, it yet dips southward 
into Algeria and Tunis. The expeditions have been so planned 
as to take advantage of this peculiarity. The weather in Spain 
is not likely to resemble that in Sicily ; while in Algeria it is 
probable that a totally different condition of weather may pre- 
vail than at any of the European stations. 
The chances of the parties at Cadiz and Gibraltar are pro- 
bably about equal. 
The Cadiz party is under the charge of the Eev. Fr. Perry, S.J. 
Here three classes of observation are to be made. There will 
be spectroscopic observations of the corona, by Fr. Perry, assisted 
by Mr. Hostage and by Mr. Abbay. The polariscopic observa- 
tions will be made by Mr. Hudson, M.A., Fellow of St. John’s 
College, Cambridge, and by Mr. Moulton, B.A., of Trinity. 
Both these gentlemen are skilful mathematicians, and familiar 
with the theory of polariscopic analysis, which indeed forms a 
part of the Cambridge mathematical course. Sketches of the 
corona are to be made by Messrs. Haftel, Smyth, Penrose, and 
Collins ; while Captain Toynbee superintends the chronometric 
arrangements. 
The Gibraltar party is in charge of Captain Parsons. Spec- 
troscopic observations will be made by Messrs. Carpmael and 
G-ordon. Messrs. Lewis and Ladd superintend the polari- 
scopic work. Mr. Hunter and two Oxford undergraduates will 
sketch the corona. But at this station other observations are 
to be made. The planet Saturn will be close by the sun, and 
Messrs. Talmage and Maclear propose to examine very carefully 
the appearance presented by the planet under these circum- 
stances. Professor Thorpe, formerly of Owen’s College, Man- 
chester, and now of Glasgow, will study the changes in the 
chemical activity of the sun’s light during the eclipse : and, if 
possible, during totality, he will endeavour to estimate the 
quality of the corona’s light in this respect. Lastly, Mr. Buck- 
ingham, assisted by Mr. Spiller, will apply a very powerful 
telescope to obtain photographs of the eclipsed sun. 
The only other European party is that which is to view the 
eclipse from the neighbourhood of Syracuse. This party is a 
remarkably large one. It is in charge of Mr. Lockyer. Several 
series of spectroscopic observations are to be made. Professor 
Eoscoe, assisted by Mr. Bowen, will conduct one series ; Mr. 
