We have been interviewing historians and scientists from around the world about eclipses in history…
Each interview is a discussion between the interviewer and the expert about each historical eclipse story…
We share here the episodes that we have published on YouTube so far… And we will be publishing more…
Stay tuned!
This is the first episode of the series “Eclipses in History,” with an interview with expert Dr. Miguel Querejeta on how an eclipse interrupted a war between the Lydians and the Medes in Ancient Troy…
Norma interviews author Dr. Steve Ruskin about the Great 1878 Eclipse in the United States. The famous female astronomer Maria Mitchell and other distinguished observers and professionals were there… It was an important opportunity to observe the solar corona with scientific instruments…
Norma interviews author Dr. Sethanne Howard about the famous Black American scientist Benjamin Banneker and the eclipse that he predicted… Banneker was an astronomer, a surveyor, a researcher, and he advocated for the end of slavery in the United States…
Norma interviews author Dr. Patrick Breen, about Nat Turner insurrection and an eclipse that Nat Turner interpreted as a sign from the Lord that he should lead his bloody slave revolt in the United States…
Eclipses in History 