Chinese historical text from the Hanshu (Book of Han) (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Chinese historical text from the Hanshu (Book of Han)

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Later Chinese historical text from the “Hanshu” (Book of Han), an official dynastic history, providing additional details about the 709 BCE eclipse. This source includes the description that the eclipsed Sun appeared “completely yellow above and below,” which scientists regard as a description of the solar corona.

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