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Eclipses are the product of Solar System “clockwork”.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

Eclipses also have an impact on Earth’s upper atmosphere, the ionosphere.

From National Geographic • Oct. 2, 2023

Eclipses are short and sweet; the longest possible total solar eclipse you could witness in 2024 is just under 4 and a half minutes.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023

Eclipses have been the subject of scientific fascination for centuries, but the so-called “Great American Eclipse” is likely to be the most studied in history, says Thomas Zurbuchen, of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2017

Eclipses in their natural aspect have thus had considerable influence on the vulgar, who knew nothing of their cause.

From Astronomical Myths Based on Flammarions's History of the Heavens by Blake, John F.