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Other uses for astronomy.

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16 years 4 months ago #70480 by Jared Macphester

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16 years 4 months ago #70488 by Seanie_Morris
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Interesting. These guys think they have nailed the date of the fall of Troy by astronomical events. Thanks for posting JMP.

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16 years 4 months ago #70500 by Petermark
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Homer flourished around 850 BC.

Troy fell around 1200 BC.

350 years is a long time....and a lot of eclipses...and a lot of embellished stories.

Virtually all ancient "big" stories are accompanied by astronomical events,real or imagined. (Including the birth and death of Christ.)

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Anybody who says that Earthshine is reflected Sunshine is talking Moonshine.

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16 years 4 months ago #70502 by Vagelis Tsamis
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I 've checked my greek text of Odyssey.
The lines given at Jared's link are clearly describing a total eclipse of the Sun
in a very strong and beautifull poetic language:



It is for the historians to decide if this is a real event that happened to real people,
or it is an artistic conception to add to a thrilling story, in order to make a stunning effect.

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16 years 4 months ago #70504 by Petermark
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Thanks Vagelis,

All the way from Greece itself, from "The Horse's Mouth".

(But not from a "Wooden Horse" of course!)

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