The Royal Society Victoria organized the expedition to view the solar eclipse of 12 December 1871. The colonial governments of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia contributed funds to the expedition. The expedition party sailed from Melbourne on 22 November, stopped in Sydney to pick up further members of the party, and arrived at Cape Sidmouth, 176 miles south of Cape York on 6 December’. The tour included professional astronomers Robert Ellery, Henry Chamberlain Russell, amateur astronomer W.J. McDonnell and ornithologist S. Diggles of Brisbane. Quelle: Royal Society of Victoria; Aufnahme: Davis, Baikul Entstehungsjahr: 1871 Format: 10 x 10 Farbe: Schwarz/Weiß Archivalie: Glasplattendia Signatur: Astr.-GP-0128 Alte Signatur: Astr.-HGD-A-089

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