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Death of Mohammad's Son Ibrahim
0632 Jan 27 Annular Eclipse Magnitude: 0.984 01m40s
"When his beloved son Ibrahim died, an eclipse occurred,
and rumours of God's personal condolence quickly arose."
- from Prayers of Muhammad
<<One of the most important historical solar eclipses is that of the annular solar eclipse of
27 January 632. It was visible in Medina during the lifetime of Prophet Mohammad, Peace Be Upon Him (PBUH), and coincided with the death of his little son Ibrahim. The Prophet stated explicitly and definitely that the eclipses of the Sun and the Moon are not bad omens, but are cosmic spectacles that demonstrate the might and knowledge of Allah the Great.>>
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Jean de Murs Eclipse
1337 Mar 03 Annular Eclipse Magnitude: 0.954 04m32s
"Solar eclipse observed by Jean de Murs in St. Germain des Pres. He notes that there was a large error between the observed time and the time given by the Alphonsine tables and said that it is "necessary to quickly correct" the tables."
- Dr. John Steele
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Captain Cook's Eclipse
1766 Aug 05 Annular Eclipse Magnitude: 0.943 05m15s
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Nat Turner's Eclipse
1831 Feb 12 Annular Eclipse Magnitude: 0.981 01m57s
<<Nat Turner (October 2, 1800 – November 11, 1831) was an American slave who led the slave rebellion that resulted in the most fatalities in the antebellum southern United States. He gathered supporters in Southampton County, Virginia. On February 12, 1831, an annular solar eclipse was seen in Virginia. Nat saw this as a Black man's hand reaching over the sun and took this as his sign. The rebellion was initially planned for July 4, Independence Day, but was postponed due to deliberation between him and his followers, and illness. On August 13, there was an atmospheric disturbance, another solar eclipse, in which the sun appeared bluish-green (possibly from debris deposited in the atmosphere by an eruption of Mount St. Helens). Nat took this as the final signal, and a week later, on August 21, the rebellion began.
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Baily's Beads
1836 May 15 Annular Eclipse Magnitude: 0.951 04m47s
1836 May 15 - Baily's Beads
"Francis Baily (United Kingdom), during an annular eclipse in Scotland, calls attention to the brief bright beads of light that appear close to totality as the Sun's disk is blocked except for sunlight streaming through lunar valleys along the limb. This phenomenon becomes known as Baily's Beads"
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Zulu War Eclipse
1879 Jan 22 Annular Eclipse Magnitude: 0.970 03m03s
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