Astronomer Fred Espenak on the history of eclipses in China


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Astronomer Fred Espenak on the history of eclipses in China

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Read more: 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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