nobrashfestivity: Nevil Maskelyne, First filmed eclipse. 1900Solar eclipse filmed on 28 May, 1900 by
nobrashfestivity: Nevil Maskelyne, First filmed eclipse. 1900Solar eclipse filmed on 28 May, 1900 by a famous magician, Nevil Maskelyne , while on an expedition by The British Astronomical Association to North Carolina. In 1898 he travelled to India to photograph an eclipse. He succeeded but the film can was stolen -- source link
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