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  2. List of solar eclipses in antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Greece Eclipse occurring prior to Xerxes' first march against Greece. The exact dating has been debated, as the writings of Herodotus (who chronicled the eclipse) give a date for which there was no eclipse visible in that area of the world. [7] August 3, 431 BC Annular 48 – 14:54:51:8 – 01m04.5s Greece, Mediterranean Sea

  3. Eclipse of Thales - Wikipedia

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    Eclipse occurred 28 May 585 BC. The eclipse of Thales was a solar eclipse in the early 6th century BC that was, according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus (writing about 150 years later), accurately predicted by the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. If Herodotus' account is accurate, this eclipse is the earliest recorded as being ...

  4. Eclipses in mythology and culture - Wikipedia

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    French Jesuits observing an eclipse with King Narai and his court in April 1688, shortly before the Siamese revolution. The periodicity of lunar eclipses been deduced by Neo-Babylonian astronomers in the sixth century BCE [6] and the periodicity of solar eclipses was deduced in first century BCE by Greek astronomers, who developed the Antikythera mechanism [7] and had understood the Sun, Moon ...

  5. What ancient civilizations thought of solar eclipses

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    Eclipse is derived from the ancient Greek ekleipsis, meaning 'abandonment.' And it sure seems apt. ... Photos from past solar eclipses. Greek historian Herodotus describes an eclipse during a ...

  6. Ancient Greek astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Greek astronomy can be divided into three primary phases: Classical Greek Astronomy, which encompassed the 5th and 4th centuries BC, and Hellenistic Astronomy, which encompasses the subsequent period until the formation of the Roman Empire ca. 30 BC, and finally Greco-Roman astronomy, which refers to the continuation of the tradition of ...

  7. Battle of the Eclipse - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Eclipse [1] (or Battle of the Halys) [2] was fought in the early 6th century BCE in Anatolia (present-day Turkey) between the Medes and the Lydians.According to ancient Greek historian Herodotus, the battle was interrupted by "day turning into night"—presumably a solar eclipse—and the result was a draw which led to both parties negotiating a peace treaty and ending a six ...

  8. What were those red spots during the solar eclipse? An ...

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    As skies darkened Monday over North America during a rare solar eclipse, many people noticed bright dots — flickering spots that were reddish, pink and orange in hue — along the periphery of ...

  9. Eclipse - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Astronomical event where one body is hidden by another For other uses, see Eclipse (disambiguation). "Total eclipse" redirects here. For other uses, see Total eclipse (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Eclipes. Totality during the 1999 solar eclipse. Solar prominences can be seen ...