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Case 4: Eclipse Expeditions in Context

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The photographs and prints gathered in this case pertain to the eclipse expedition program that the Lick astronomers undertook between 1889 and 1932. For the majority of these journeys, the astronomers used a 40ft portable camera designed by J. M. Schaeberle. The images displayed here foreground three themes suggested by the archive: understanding the sun, onsite labour, and the importance of framing. Explore the links below to read more.

Understanding the Sun

Onsite Labour

The Importance of Framing

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  1. Reading Nature, Observing Science Alex Moore

Contents of this path:

  1. Bartlett Springs eclipse site, photographer unknown, Bartlett Springs, CA, 1889
  2. Group of Sun Spots and Veiled Spots, E.L. Trouvelot, 1875
  3. Solar prominence, undated
  4. Working with a glass plate, Wallal, 1922
  5. Solar eruption sequence, undated
  6. Inner Corona, photographed by W.H. Wright, Fryeburg, 1932
  7. Polar Axis and other equipment, Padang, 1901
  8. Prominences enlarged 13 times, taken by W.H. Wright, Fryeburg, 1932
  9. Workers making thatching for the instrument shelters, Flint Island, 1908.
  10. 40ft camera, Jeur, India, 1898
  11. Women washing dishes, Wallal, 1922
  12. Mrs Campbell at the polar axis, Wallal, 1922
  13. Rehearsal of eclipse program, unknown photographer, Wallal, 1922
  14. Page from Elizabeth Campbell's Russian Eclipse Album, 1914
  15. Eclipse camp, Cartwright, 1905
  16. Astronomer and equipment, unknown photographer, Thomaston, GA, 1900
  17. Working at the base of the 40ft camera, Wallal, 1922
  18. Sketch of the solar corona, undated
  19. View of the Schaeberle Camera at Padang, 1901
  20. Schaeberle Camera at Padang, second view, 1901
  21. Second view of 40 ft camera in Aswan, Egypt, 1905
  22. 40 ft camera in Aswan, Egypt, 1905
  23. Wallal Eclipse, 1922
  24. Case 4: Understanding the Sun
  25. Case 4: Onsite Labor
  26. Case 4: The Importance of Framing