'Total solar eclipse, July 29th 1878' Finish:20-pack Showing a semicircle of spectators

Showing a semicircle of spectators bordering a wide space on which cavalry gallop

A woman collecting driftwood accompanied by two children

The snow has been laid to give a seasonable appearance

which stands in the grounds of Westminster Abbey

and Londoners are no exception

'Total solar eclipse, July 29th 1878' Finish:20-pack Showing a semicircle of spectatorsTotal solar eclipse, July 29th 1878. The corona from the photographs. Harkness'. Illustration from The story of the heavens, by Robert Stawell Ball (London, 1913). The caption refers to the work of American astronomer William Harkness (1837 1903).' Original: lithograph. 1913