Took part in the British Eclipse Expedition in the Pacfic in 1911; living in British Legion Village, nr Maidstone, Kent, in 1911
Swan, I W, active 1911-1944
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Evans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell, 1881-1957 : Papers relating to the British Eclip...
Date: 1911, 1944
By: Evans, Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell, 1881-1957
Reference: MS-Papers-7346
Description: Comprises letter from I W Swan to Evans (1944) giving background to his association with the 1911 British Eclipse Expedition and enclosing his four page account of his time with the expedition in which he describes the members and crew, the scientific and photographic work done at Vavau, the setting up of the eclipse clock, the eclipse itself on 29 April and their departure on 4 May for Suva and Sydney. Swan mentions that the ships he and Evans were on met briefly in Akaroa Bay; Evans had been to the Antarctic. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (two pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with corrections Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Strides, Chrichester, England, Nov 2001