'Projection of the eclipse of the Sun, October 29, 878, in the time of King Alfred' chubby The Philanthropic Society Institution

The Philanthropic Society Institution

In Tudor times it was the entrance through which several prominent prisoners were brought into the Tower before their imprisonment and execution

Aldini's galvanic experiments performed on the human body

Bright is seen puffing the hot air of his speeches to the blazing fire in an effort to bring his cauldron of reform to the boil

while Moss was forced to retire on lap 37 with a wheel bearing problem

'Projection of the eclipse of the Sun, October 29, 878, in the time of King Alfred' chubby The Philanthropic Society InstitutionProjected appearance of the solar eclipse as viewed from London, using Ferguson's method of projection. Inscribed with the title above and inscribed '(Total at London)'. Additional notes appear verso, commencing: 'Among the medieval eclipses of interest in our own land, this one must have a place. It is just mentioned in the Saxon Chronicle. Tycho Brahe, in the 'Historia Celestis' refers to it' Original: ink on paper. 1882