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Sunday, June 30, 2024
The Lunar Eclipse
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The Annals of Clonmacnoise have an entry for 670 that reads "The Moone was turned into a sanguine collor this year." A red moon u...
Monday, September 5, 2022
Who Invented the Mechanical Clock?
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In researching the previous post, I came across a reference to Pope Sylvester II (formerly Gerbert d'Aurillac, c.946 - 1003) inventing t...
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Eclipse in 828
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A lunar eclipse was recorded for July 1 in 828 very early in the morning. A second one occurred on Christmas Day, and was recorded thusly in...
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