eclipse
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In cities along the path of totality, seismic noise rose slightly just before the eclipse reached its peak.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Wiseman described the moment the Sun passed behind the Moon - an eclipse seen from 250,000 miles away - as something that overwhelmed the capacity of the human mind.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
And on April 6, they also witnessed a 54-minute solar eclipse as their capsule continued on its orbit.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
When the helmsman said that it didn’t, Pericles asked, “so, where’s the difference between this and the eclipse, except that something bigger than my cape has blotted out the sun?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
When news reached Rostock that the Sultan had indeed died, Tycho’s prestige soared—although the shine was taken off his achievement when it turned out that the death had occurred a few weeks before the eclipse.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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