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1178 BC A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom after the Trojan War. He discovers a number of suitors competing to marry his wife Penelope, whom they believe to be a widow, in order to succeed him on the throne. He organizes their slaying and re-establishes himself on the throne.
780 BC The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.
763 BC A solar eclipse at this date (in month Sivan) is used to fix the chronology of the Ancient Near East. However, it should be noted that it requires Nisan 1 to fall on March 20, 763 BC, which was 8 to 9 days before the vernal equinox (March 28/29 at that time) and Babylonians never started their calendar year before the spring equinox.
648 BC Earliest Greek-chronicled solar eclipse.
585 BC A solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Thales, while Alyattes II is battling Cyaxares. This leads to a tru This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated.
502 BC Solar eclipse darkens Egypt. (computed, no clear historical record of observation)
1769 James Cook arrives in Tahiti on the ship HM Bark ''Endeavour'', preparing to observe the solar eclipse of the planet Venus, which took place on June 3rd. After the voyage, the data was found to be inaccurate in determining the distance between the Sun and Earth.
1769 A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in the historical past.
1912 Solar eclipse in Europe.
1919 May 29 — Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested/confirmed by Arthur Eddington's observation of a total solar eclipse in Principe and by Andrew Crommelin in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
1919 November — Confirmation announced of Einstein's general relativity theory, tested by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin in total solar eclipse on May 29, 1919
1927 Total solar eclipse over Northern England and Wales
1932 Total solar eclipse visible from northern Canada through NE Vermont, New Hampshire, SW Maine, and the Capes of Massachusetts
1937 First total solar eclipse to exceed 7 minutes of totality in over 800 years; visible in the Pacific and Peru.
1991 A total Solar Eclipse is seen in(Hawaii, Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Brazil).
1995 A total solar eclipse is visible from Iran, India, Thailand, and Southeast Asia.
2001 A total solar eclipse occurs.
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2002 An annular solar eclipse occurs.
2002 A total solar eclipse occurs.
2003 A total solar eclipse is seen over Antarctica.
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