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December 28, 1882 Birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington, British astro
December 28, 1882 Birth of Arthur Stanley Eddington, British astro physician in Kendal Cumbria. In 1912 he was leading an expedition to a solar eclip...

October 12, 1605 Wendelin at Forcalquier in Provence saw the whole
October 12, 1605 Wendelin at Forcalquier in Provence saw the whole Sun hidden apart from a very narrow thread towards the north, which ascribed to the...

August 12, 0603 Last total solar eclipse on Malta. There was a
August 12, 0603 Last total solar eclipse on Malta. There was a nearly total solar eclipse on 3 June 718, with a magnitude of 0.999. Maybe this ecli...

A lot to share today ...August 02, 1133 Duke Frederick . . . set
A lot to share today ...August 02, 1133 Duke Frederick . . . set fire to the town of Augsburg and killed many of its citizens . . . An eclipse of the...

Solar Eclipse Calendar 27 + 28 July: July 27, 1801 Birth of Sir
Solar Eclipse Calendar 27 + 28 July: July 27, 1801 Birth of Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), British Astronomer and Astronomer Royal from 1835 ti...

July 22, 1784 Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) was
July 22, 1784 Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) was born in Muiden. Son of a government employee. Friedrich W. Bessel, German astronom...

July 10, 0028 This two and a half minute eclipse crossed south
July 10, 0028 This two and a half minute eclipse crossed south western Ireland and Cornwall before the Sun set in France shortly afterwards. July 10,...

June 13, 1760 Last Total Solar Eclipse on a Friday 13 th. Last
June 13, 1760 Last Total Solar Eclipse on a Friday 13 th. Last solar eclipse was a partial in 1974. The next solar eclipse on a Friday 13 th is in ...