Article ID: CBB486977664

The total eclipse of the sun of July 29, AD1478, in contemporary Spanish documents (2023)

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The total solar eclipse on July 29, AD 1478, went unnoticed by most of Europe. Although several scholars accurately predicted it, very few observations made by professional astronomers have survived, and these contain very little relevant information. In contrast, several observations, many of which unknown or unpublished, made by casual eyewitnesses have reached our days from the different kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula in the 15th century. We present six such observations. These descriptions, collected in observations, chronicles, or diaries, although not professional, provide interesting information that, in some cases, lead us to obtain valid values for the ΔT parameter.

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Authors & Contributors
Mozaffari, S. Mohammad
Stephenson, F. Richard
Hohenkerk, Catherine Y.
Mitsuru Sôma
Morrison, Leslie V.
Akabane, Kenji
Journals
Journal for the History of Astronomy
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Historia Mathematica
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
Acta Historica Astronomiae
Apeiron: Journal for Ancient Philosophy and Science
Publishers
Oxford University Press
Pegasus Books
University of Texas Press
Concepts
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Solar eclipse
Astronomy
Lunar eclipses
Amateurs
Natural history
People
Bede, The Venerable
Copernicus, Nicolaus
Fountaine, Margaret
Home, Everard
Liu Hong
Shimoda, Koichi
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
13th century
15th century
16th century
19th century
Places
Brazil
India
Mesopotamia
Mexico
Australia
China
Institutions
Wernerian Natural History Society
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