'Projection of the eclipse of the Sun, October 29, 878, in the time of King Alfred' chubby He was the donor of

He was the donor of the Gassiot Collection of paintings in the permanent collection of the Corporation of London

a man (probably Sir John Willes) draws a reluctant and distressed woman toward the bed he is sitting on

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

The Philanthropic Society Institution

'Projection of the eclipse of the Sun, October 29, 878, in the time of King Alfred' chubby He was the donor ofProjected 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