1927: a British eclipse

R.A. Marriott

The total solar eclipse of 29 June 1927 was the first to be seen over the British mainland for 203 years. It caused nationwide excitement, induced mass population movement to the towns, villages, moorlands and offshore waters of Wales and the north of England, and severely tested the country’s transport and communication systems. This paper appears in the June 1999 issue of the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, and has been published separately in the same format. A4, 28 pages, 17,500 words, 61 illustrations, colour covers, £3.50 including postage. Available from the British Astronomical Association, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1V 9AG. The publication cover, together with a montage of some of the illustrations (prepared by the author) are shown below.