Engraving depicting the total solar eclipse of 1871. The population of Bekul, southern India, are terrified by the approach of totality while, on the old fort above the town, the British eclipse expedition led by Norman Lockyer. Norman Lockyer (1836-1920) an English scientist and astronomer. Dated 19th century

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