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SIR NORMAN LOCKYER AND OTHERS ON THE 
read as north, the “ bottom” as south, while the right and left were to be read as 
east and west respectively, as in ordinary maps. The lengths of the streamers were 
stated in terms of the diameter of the disc employed in each case. 
The Su 2 )erintendent of the Trigonometrical Branch Survey of India very kindly 
forwarded six photo-zincograjohed cards conveniently designed for sketches, and these 
were used l)y the disc observers. Each observer was provided with a written form 
containing the folloAving questions : — 
(1.) Longest streamer— 
Length in diameters of disc = 
Bearing = 
(2.) Is there a streamer in S.S.W. ? 
(3.) „ „ „ N.N.E.? 
(4.) What do you see in N.E. quadrant ? 
(5.) „ S.E. 
(6.) „ „ S.W. „ 
(7.) . „ N.W. „ 
(8.) What are your impressions as to colours ? 
(9.) General remarks. 
The records of the ol)servers are sufficiently accordant, hut it is not considered 
necessary to give the details of the observations and drawings, as nothing was 
noticed which was not j^hotograjjhed. 
It is somewhat remarkable that even the longest streamer was only traced to a 
little more than 2 diameters by any of the observers who were ju’ovided with 
discs, while Sir Norman Lockyer, Mr, Fowler, and Dr. Lockyer agreed in esti¬ 
mating it at not less than 4 diameters. 
The most inqjortant result, hovmver, is tlie absence of any record of faint equa¬ 
torial extensions. 
Sketches of Corona, without Discs. 
Lieutenant Dugmore re 2 )orts as follows ;— 
“The corona 2 )arty, consisting of ten men, Yms selected during the ‘ Melpomene’s’ 
2 )assage to Viziadrug from Colombo, and from January 14t]i to the day of the eclq^se 
tliey were instructed daily, making sketches in the limited time during which totality 
would last, viz., 127 seconds, from 2 )aintings of 2 )ast coronas, until they attained a 
high degree of proficiency. These diills were carried out by exposing the j^aintings 
on a screen, and while the timekeeper called out every ten seconds, the men made 
their sketches. 
“For the ecll})se the 2 )arty was stationed close to the meteorological shed, and each 
man was provided witli a large sheet of jjasteboard vuth a disc to represent the moon. 
