Thales and the Battle of the Eclipse
April 8, 2024
(duration 38m)
[from description] On May 28, in the year 585 BCE, there was a total solar
eclipse during a battle between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia. This
eclipse had been predicted by ...
[from content:encoded] On May 28, in the year 585 BCE, there was a total solar
eclipse during a battle between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia. This
eclipse had been predicted by ...
[transcript]
22:25 to this today's eclipse, it'll probably say that this eclipse
25:46 lunar months or eighteen years ten days and eight hours
26:13 it's possible that the Babylonians had enough records of lunar