Select one of the choices above.   Introduction The Exploratorium's 1998 expedition may be the first to provide a Webcast via satellite, but the trip itself is just another in a series of excursions documenting these unique events. Starting in the mid-nineteenth century, the colonial powers of Europe and the United States sent expeditions all over the globe to observe solar eclipses. Presented here are accounts of a few of those expeditions. The excerpts we've selected span nearly fifty years and provide us with a window into the past. The accounts reveal the hardships of travel, and the scientific methods and new technologies of the nineteenth century. The journal entries are more than just scientific accounts, however, they reveal the attitudes and prejudices of the day. While the reports reflect their times, one constant remains--the awe inspired by a total eclipse of the sun.   Home Eclipse Expeditions: Introduction This resource is presented by The Exploratorium and NASA's Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum. For more info visit the Observatory.