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Johanes Kepler started observing the sun and moon to figure out what an eclipse really was.
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Sir Joseph Lockyer of England and Monsieur Peirre Janssen of France discovered the signs of helium in the sun's corona.
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A total solar eclipse was used to prove Einstien's theory of gravity bending light.
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In the year 585 BCE in ancient greece the greeks believed that the elipses was angry gods therefore it was thought of as bad omen.
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Astrologers Hsi and Ho were executed for not predicting the eclipse on October 22,2134 BCE
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As far back a 2800 BCE the Chinese believed that a demon was trying to eat the sun. They would bang things and make loud noises to try and scare it away.