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SIE NORMAN LOCKYER AND OTHERS ON THE 
‘ Lusitania,’ and Mr. Robertson, Fifth Engineer, the whole undertaking would have 
heen a disaster from the outset. 
A very suitable site was allotted for the eclipse klnematograph, and its erection 
and adjustment were jjroceeded witli the day after our arrival at A'iziadrug. 
“ Oui' jdan of work was as follows :—Beginning 5 minutes before first contact, and 
continuing to the second contact, exposures were made at the rate of four a minute, 
giving 380 pictures in all. From second to third, that is, during totality, twelve 
exposures of 10 seconds each were to he made. At third contact exposures at the 
rate of four a minute were to he resumed, and continued until five minutes after 
the fourth contact. The estimated total number of exposures was therefore 772, 
which would use 52 feet of film on the scale of fifteen photographs per foot. 
“ On the day of the eclipse, the kinematograph was fiinily screwed to the table 
after loading, and, as arranged, work commenced 5 minutes before first contact. 
About the time of contact, the shutter broke down and 10 minutes were occupied 
in repairing it. A little later the shutter spring broke, and again a few seconds were 
lost. All then went well until near the end of the eclipse, when the rubber ball 
of the shutter began to work irregularly, 
“ As I had no means of developing the films in India, they were sent to London 
for development l)y the Eastman Co. Unfortunately, probably through leakage, 
the film was too much fogged to he of any use for the purpose for which it. was 
intended. At tiie same time, several parts of the film were clear enough to show 
that the exposures had l^eeii successfully made, and that the ccelostat performed 
its work satisfactorily. With an instiaiment better adapted to the climate and 
with more pi'ecautions for keeping out stray light, there is every reason to look 
with confidence for a successful result in a future experiment.” 
Kinematograph for Shadow. 
In his general report. Lord Graham further states that this instrument was 
provided with a new Dallmeyer leiis of wide angle, and was set up on three 
packing cases filled with stones, resting on one of the outer bastions of the fort. 
Seventy-two exposures were made, using 4| feet of film, Init as the advent 
of the shadow was not strongly marked, the film possesses no feature of interest. 
Contact Observations. 
In addition to the telescope employed l)y Sir Norman Lockyer for the observa¬ 
tion of contacts, two smaller instruments, primarily acting as finders for the two 
prismatic cameras, were employed for a similar purpose. The telescope working in 
connection with the 6-inch prismatic camera was in charge of Lieutenant de Wet, 
and the time records of the contacts, as indicated by the chronometer, were made 
