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Post Info TOPIC: August 20, 1514 Solar Eclipse


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August 20, 1514 Solar Eclipse
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"At the hour of wu (i.e. between 11 and 13 h) the sun was eclipsed. The sky and Earth became dark in the daytime. All the birds flew about in alarm. The domestic animals went into the forest. At the hour of yu (17-19 h) the light came back." 

Source: Fu-ning Chou-chih (local history of Fu-ning county).



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