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A total lunar eclipse occurred on March 1, 1504 (visible on the evening of February 29 in the Americas).
Christopher Columbus, in an effort to induce the natives of Jamaica to continue provisioning him and his hungry men, successfully intimidated the natives by correctly predicting a lunar eclipse for February 29, 1504, using the Ephemeris of the German astronomer Regiomontanus.
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Title: The Columbus eclipse
Authors: Rigge, W. F.

he lunar eclipse in question was a total one with the magnitude 1.11. According to Oppoizer mid-totality occurred in 1504 March 1 at 0h 39

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