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Astronomical dating of seven Classical Greek eclipses (2020)

Stephenson, F. Richard (Author)
Morrison, Leslie V. (Author)
Hohenkerk, Catherine Y. (Author)

Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Pages: 47-62

URI: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020JAHH...23...47S

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Solar eclipses described by seven ancient Greek writers are dated using our recent knowledge of their precise paths and physical appearance. From a list of the possible eclipses, we make five definite and two very likely identifications of the exact dates of the eclipses. We conclude that all seven writers were indeed alluding to eclipses, and our deduced dates corroborate those generally accepted by historians.

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