The event is set to be the biggest of its kind in the British Isles since the total eclipse in August 1999 - one of the most viewed in human history. This week, we've taken a look back to the Telegraph's coverage of the 1999 eclipse. "While the south of England was the only part of Britain to witness a total eclipse, Inverclyde, like most of Scotland, was expected to enjoy an 85 per cent eclipse. The Tele also covered the 1927 eclipse, which was viewed by far fewer people than the 1999 one due to poor weather obscuring their view of the phenomenon. "Their only reward was to see the general darkening which took place at 6:24am – in the time of the total eclipse – and lasted for 23 seconds.