Article ID: CBB716563577

Astronomical Assessment of the Solar and Lunar Eclipse Records in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History and Its Continuation (2020)

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The reports of seven eclipses of the Sun and Moon in Bede’s Ecclesiastical History and its Continuation are investigated for their astronomical accuracy using modern-day calculations. The eclipses can all be identified from the given dates, which are accurate to within 2 days, except for one lunar eclipse. There is evidence that the reports were obtained from a range of sources beyond the NE of England, two possibly from as remote as Rome. From the lack of physical detail, we deduce that the interest in the eclipses was their relevance to historical matters, rather than in the phenomena themselves.

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Authors & Contributors
Morrison, Leslie V.
Hohenkerk, Catherine Y.
Stephenson, F. Richard
Mozaffari, S. Mohammad
Witzel, Michael
Barton, William M.
Concepts
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
Astronomy
Solar eclipse
Lunar eclipses
Science and religion
Calendars
Time Periods
Ancient
Medieval
17th century
19th century
18th century
13th century
Places
England
China
India
Middle and Near East
Germany
Australia
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