Oct. 22, 2137 B.C.E.: An eclipse darkens skies over ancient China

The earliest solar eclipse for which we have a record appears in the ancient Chinese text Shujing, traditionally said to have been compiled by the philosopher Confucius, which reads: “On the first day of the last month of autumn, the Sun and Moon did not meet harmoniously in Fang.” What an understated way to describe anContinue reading “Oct. 22, 2137 B.C.E.: An eclipse darkens skies over ancient China”
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