Reginald Lawson Waterfield (1900–1986), eclipse chaser & comet photographer extraordinaire: Part II: 1939–’86
‘Reggie’ Waterfield was the BAA’s 33rd president and its most prolific comet photographer from the 1930s to the 1980s. He was also an eclipse chaser and a leading haematologist. Part II covers the World War II era, Reggie’s fight back from a devastating illness, his BAA presidency, and the establishment of a dedicated team of comet photography assistants. The numbering of figures and references continues consecutively from those in Part I [131(3), 158–170 (2021)].
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