Astronomer Fred Espenak on the history of eclipses in China

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http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14483?DCMP=youtube

Find out how eclipses were viewed and interpreted in ancient times and what happened if an astronomer didn't predict an eclipse correctly.

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[superfisto]

I hate it when dragons eat the sun.

[VqwertyV]

Who cares about who's first and who's fifth.

[MAYANCALANDER2012]

fred watch this and spread the word the people of the world need to know the truth

[XxnesiexX]

aug 1st was the last one the next is july 22 india

[XxnesiexX]

ye abut its so hot they spit it back out

[Giraffepotamus]

i wanted to see an eclipse :{

[kadaj2172]

hey people could you sub me I need it badly!

[Zeldovich]

This guy is so boring.

[JezebelDecibel]

Beliefs and science are 2 different things.

Now all humanity needs to do, is get rid of the belief, in the myth of god. :)

[morethansalt]

What are you talking about? They believed in dragons eating the sun! The Semites believed that solar eclipses were a natural phenomenon, a few thousand years ago, though.

[VampireSaviorX]

Wow, the Chinese actually acknowledged that an eclipse was a natural phenomenon. Most other cultures thought that an eclipse was an omen or some message from deities.

[longz654321]

wow that would really help