GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Astronomer Royal Sir Frank Dyson and many other people observe the total eclipse of the sun, visible in England for the first time since 1724 in the rain Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: For the First Time since 1724, a Total Eclipse of the Sun is Visible in Britain — Next Performance 1999 ENGLAND: EXT Sir Frank Watson Dyson, Astronomer Royal, director Greenwich Observatory, rain, astronomical phenomenon, sun, moon, clouds, Background: Astronomer Royal Sir Frank Dyson and many other people observe the total eclipse of the sun, visible in England for the first time since 1724 in the rain FILM ID: VLVA35E5ZOAY15LS6GGT78W1K56Z3 To license this film, visit Archive: Reuters Archive managed by: British Pathé
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