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632, January 27
Prophet Mohammad died the
same day the eclipse occurred.1133, August 27
King Henry I died
after the ecplise1715, May 3
Edmund Halley predicted
the hour and direction of
the eclipse1851, July 28
A Prussian photographer
took the first picture of an eclipse1836, May 15
Francis Bailey demonstrated
his theory: Baily's Beads1868, August 16
Because of this eclipse, the element
Helium was discovered and named
after the sun1919, May 29
Einstein's theory of general
relativity was proved with
this eclipse by Sir Arthur Eddington2009, July 21/22
This ecplipse lasted 6 minutes, making
it the longest eclipse in the 21st century
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