July 29, -0430 (431 BC) . . . the sun assumed the shape of a crescent and became full again, and during the eclipse some stars became visible. Thucydides (Greek, c460-400 BC).Refers to an annular solar eclipse of 3 August (29 July) 431 BC. July 29, -0430 (431 BC) The same summer, at the beginning of the new lunar month (the only time by the way at which it appears possible), the Sun was eclipsed after noon. After it had assumed the form of a crescent, and some of the stars had come out, it returned to its natural shape. Refers to an annular solar eclipse of 3 August (29 July) 431 BC. July 29, 1878 Height of search for intra-Mercurial planet Vulcan using eclipses to block the Sun. Several observers claim sightings, but they are never confirmed. The problem is finally resolved by Albert Einstein (1879-1955) in his general theory of relativity in 1916. July 29, 1878 Possible observation of comet Encke (Johann Franz Encke (1791-1865)) during the eclipse of 29 July 1878 by J.B.Rutherford from Colorado Springs. Besides the comet he also observed Procyon, Regulus, Mercury and Mars with the naked eye and ... feels sure he saw ... But no other observer did notice the comet. Even not F. Hess, whom specially searched for the comet during this eclipse. July 29, 1878 Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906), and Cleveland Abbe (US), observing from Pikes Peak in Colorado, and Simon Newcomb (1835-1909) (US) observing from Wyoming, notice coronal streamers extending more than 6 degrees from the Sun along the ecliptic and suggest that this glow is the origin of the zodiacal light. July 29, 2223 Next total solar eclipse in Costa Rica. Their last total solar eclipse was 1991 July 11 which I observed from San Blas in Mexico.
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