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  2. List of solar eclipses in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    It is said that Ho and Hi, the Drunk Astronomers failed to predict this eclipse. (story may be fictitious or misinterpreted) 3 May 1375 BC Total 16 1.0295 0.7755 – 04:51:04 02m07s Ugarit eclipse. June 24, 1312 BC: Total 35 – 10:44 – 04m33s Anatolia: Known as Mursili's eclipse, could provide an absolute chronology of the ancient Near East ...

  3. Assyrian eclipse - Wikipedia

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    The Assyrian eclipse, also known as the Bur-Sagale eclipse, was a solar eclipse recorded in Assyrian eponym lists that most likely dates to the tenth year of the reign of king Ashur-dan III. The eclipse is identified with the one that occurred on 15 June 763 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar .

  4. Timeline of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of astronomy. It covers ancient, medieval, Renaissance-era, and finally modern astronomy. It covers ancient, medieval, Renaissance-era, and finally modern astronomy. Antiquity

  5. What ancient civilizations thought of solar eclipses

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    The eclipse begins at 6:25p.m. EST, and the total eclipse starts at 7:34 p.m. EST. Total solar eclipses can inspire a certain amount of awe, but they're nothing to be scared of.

  6. Lists of solar eclipses - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. By location [ edit ]

  7. How did ancient peoples of Wisconsin view solar eclipses?

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    A recently created lesson plan for Wisconsin teachers gives guidance to discuss how ancient peoples viewed solar eclipses in Wisconsin.

  8. Before making eclipse history, this astronomer documented ...

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    His vivid descriptions of the effect led to the popularity of the next eclipse in 1842. Astronomer Francis Baily is noted for first observing Baily’s beads during a total solar eclipse.

  9. Canon of Kings - Wikipedia

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    The Canon of Kings was a dated list of kings used by ancient astronomers as a convenient means to date astronomical phenomena, such as eclipses. For a period, the Canon was preserved by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy, and is thus known sometimes as Ptolemy's Canon. It is one of the most important bases for our knowledge of ancient chronology.