Christopher Columbus to the King of Thailand: 1 1 Curious story about solar eclipse.

Page 1 * * 2: Page 1 Page 2 Milos Bican/Getty solar eclipse sometimes plays a very important role in human history. From predicting omens to inspiring early science fiction works, the following are 1 1 the strangest stories about solar eclipses.

The solar eclipse of China Astrologer (/Alamy) is definitely bad news for ancient astrologers in China.

According to a study published in the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage in 2003, the sun is considered as a symbol, so the solar eclipse is interpreted as a warning to the emperor. Researchers studying the role of solar eclipse in ancient China culture wrote that the occurrence of solar eclipse put strict demands on Emperor China to ease people's angry days.

When a solar eclipse occurs, the emperor is usually a vegetarian, avoiding the main hall, holding a ceremony to save Japan, and sometimes sending a letter to blame himself. Scientists wrote in their research report:

It is not only the emperor who has reason to be afraid of the solar eclipse: astrologers themselves can sometimes find their own lives on this line.

It is one of the earliest references to solar eclipse in ancient China. According to records, the court astrologers Xi and He imitated the Emperor Zhang Kang, because they did not predict the total solar eclipse, and now they think it happened on 2 134 BC1October 22nd.

Al Hassan's camera (picture of history of science /Aram) One of the greatest total solar eclipse observers in history is the Persian scholar Ibn Huysum, whose Latin version is also called Al Hassan.

Huissum was born in Basra, which is today's Iraq. He lived in the Egyptian city of Cairo for most of his life during the reign of 1 1 century.

His great invention was named "Al Bayt Al Muthlim" (translated as "Dark Room" in English)-the earliest known "camera darkroom", that is, bright external images, such as the sun, were projected through a hole in the wall of the dark room.

Camera darkroom will continue to be an important tool for later astronomers, and-in the form of miniaturization and portability-it will eventually develop into a modern photography "camera".

Al-Haythim described the use of camera black box in his optical works, which were written around Cairo 102 1. He also used it to study solar eclipse, which he described in the book "The Form of Solar Eclipse" (called "Maqalah Fissurat al-Kosuf" in * *): "The image of the sun during an eclipse, unless it is a total solar eclipse, proves that when its light passes through a narrow place, a circular hole is projected on the plane opposite to the circular hole, and this circular hole is sickle-shaped.

The solar eclipse of King Nara (Art Collection/Aram) also played an unusual role in Thai history.

/kloc-Nara, the king of Thailand in the 0/7th century, was a believer in "New Astronomy", introduced into this kingdom by Jesuit missionaries from France, and observed solar and lunar eclipses under their guidance. Thai court painting April 30 1688

It shows that King Nara first observed the solar eclipse in his palace in Robri, surrounded by Thai guests and foreign guests.

Among the guests was a Thai nobleman named Phetracha, who hated the friendship between the king and foreigners and might be worried that the king would convert to Christianity according to Thai tradition.

Phetracha regarded the solar eclipse as a sign from heaven, which inspired him to launch a campaign against the king a few days later. The eclipse convinced the Roman army that there was nothing to fear.

Then he explained that the next night, from the second hour to the fourth hour, the moon will lose its light, and no one must take this as a sign, because according to the laws of nature, it happens regularly, "and it can be known and predicted in advance," Levy wrote.

"Then, in the same way, because they don't regard the regular rise and fall of the sun and the moon, or the moon's light changing from a full moon to a thin new moon as a miracle, they shouldn't blur it in the shadows."

Levi recorded the solar eclipse at the appointed time, which improved the morale of the Roman army, but shocked the Macedonians, who thought it was a bad omen and did not perform well in the battle the next day.

On the right side of this NASA image, you can see a crater on the moon, which is named after its position in early astronomy. Another eclipse is believed to have rescued explorer Christopher Columbus from hostile locals on Jamaica Island in 1504. Columbus told the story of his voyage. At that time, insects were rampant on the ship, and the wood was eaten out of the hole, which was not suitable for sailing. He ran aground on the island for several months. Columbus warned Chief Arawak that his Christian God would darken the moon in three days, which was a signal that they should do as he asked.

Columbus wrote in his yearbook that he already knew about the coming solar eclipse.

On the appointed day, the moon darkened, and as Columbus predicted, he succeeded in intimidating the Arawa people and provided him with the help he wanted.

Solar eclipses on other planets (NASA) The Earth is the only place in the solar system where solar eclipses occur. Although on several other planets, the moon passes in front of the sun, but only on earth, our moon looks almost as big as the sun's disk-this is a rather amazing cosmic coincidence. However, on other planets,

However, solar eclipse-often called "transit"-has its special charm. For example, on Jupiter.

The three largest satellites may see the eclipse at the same time, although each satellite looks much smaller than the sun's disk.

Although Mars has two satellites, the smallest Deimos is too far away from Mars to cast too many shadows. But Phobos, the big satellite of the red planet, can create a spectacular annular eclipse, as shown in this photo taken by Curiosity Probe 20 13.

Hulton Archive/Getty, the most unlucky solar eclipse observer, in turn created the travel phenomenon of "chasing food". "Now, almost every modern solar eclipse attracts a group of astronomers, travelers and adventurers who will go almost anywhere to watch these rare celestial events." J.W. Campbell, a Canadian astronomer at the University of Alberta, is one of the greatest and most unfortunate solar eclipse chasers. He is the author of a textbook on solar eclipse prediction.

Campbell has visited all over the world for more than 50 years and observed 12 different solar eclipses, including distant northwest Canada. However, it is said that this 12 time he met a cloudy sky every time.

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