[meteorite-list] Re: (2) Comet hit Britain in mid sixth century, AD?

From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jul 21 12:40:23 2006
Message-ID: <44C1035B.2070809_at_wanadoo.nl>

Marco Langbroek wrote:
>
> > 538(ad): Here 14 days before 1 March the sun grew dark from early
> morning
> > until 9am.
> > (Winchester Mss, Cambridge, Corpus Christie MS173, ff 1(v)32(r))
> >
> > 540: Here on 20 June the sun grew dark and stars appeared for
> well-nigh half
> > a hour after 9am
> > (Winchester Mss, Cambridge, Corpus Christie MS173, ff 1(v)32(r))
>
>
> Both refer to "normal" solar eclipses. Note that of course if there is
> enough dust in the air to block the sun, stars would never be visible.

...and both can be identified in lists of historic solar eclipses such as the
one here:

http://user.online.be/felixverbelen/catzeute.txt

- Marco


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