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Dark Ages
Photo: In a lunar eclipse, the shape of the Earth, round not flat, is obvious; by Rocky Raybellvia Flickr(cropped).

Listen: “Not Dark Ages After All”

Educated people in the medieval period were well aware that the Earth is round, a fact immediately evident when you see a lunar eclipse. Read More ›
lunar ecliipse
Dark Ages
Photo credit: Lunar eclipse as seen from Seattle, WA, by Diane Medved.

Of Lunar Eclipses and the Dark Ages Myth

Last night Americans across the continent were treated to a most beautiful and informative natural phenomenon. Read More ›
eclipse 1925
Photo: Viewing an eclipse, January 24, 1925, by Harris & Ewing photo studio [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

The Impact of Solar Eclipses for History

When the sky goes dark at mid-day, people notice. Read More ›
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eclipse
Image credit: vancarlosfr, via Pixabay.

Don’t Miss the Solar Eclipse! (Unless You Are Ill, or Trapped in a Dungeon)

C’mon. This is the first time in almost a century that a total eclipse will traverse the fruited plains from coast to coast. Read More ›

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