Show suns darkening noted in in historical records these are among the most famous ec eclipses lIbes of history the fir first A one recorded 2137 B C in china it cost two chinese astronomers their heads for getting drunk B C mentioned in the old testament interpreted by joshua as the flie sign promised by jehovah to how that jerusalem would be saved sated from besieging As syrians nsf as 5 1 15 C nn an eclipse in afternoon stopped the medes and persians in the midst of a battle and scared them into ending a five years war with pence peace 1780 A D at penobscot scot maine during tile the american revolution despite the war the american government covern ment fitted out a scientific expedition 1842 A P D in ID italy an eclipse of such extraordinary beauty that vast crowds of spectators broke into cheers dallys beads were named at this eclipse |