When did we first know about the eclipse of April 8, 2024?
I saw the question on Reddit, and I wanted to answer it for you all here.
Sources:
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1c0tt5f/how_long_have_humans_known_that_there_was_going/
https://archive.org/details/canonderfinstern00oppo/page/n733/mode/2up
https://books.google.com/books?id=LQhDAAAAIAAJ&vq=2024&pg=PA57#v=snippet&q=2024&f=false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Saros_139
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