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  1. Atlas Obscura's weekly crossword comes to us from creator Laura Braunstein, an academic librarian who lives in New Hampshire. She has been published in The...#aopuzzles #history #crosswords #puzzles #countdowntotheeclipse2024 #eclipse #section-Articles
    The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Eclipsing History
  2. Is This the World's Oldest Eclipse Art?

    There's something shady about the idea that an ancient rock carving on a Neolithic tomb in Ireland depicts the Moon blotting out the Sun.#archaeology #art #countdowntotheeclipse2024 #neolithic #tombs #eclipse #section-Articles
    Is This the World's Oldest Eclipse Art?

  3. Colorado's Pikes Peak Is an Eclipse Hot Spot (for 2045)

    The Mountain West helped put American science on the map during the 1878 total solar eclipse, and it's the place to be for the next big American eclipse.#history #eclipse #countdowntotheeclipse2024 #columns #wondersky #section-Articles
    Colorado's Pikes Peak Is an Eclipse Hot Spot (for 2045)

  4. After accidentally introducing invasive moths to North America, amateur entomologist Étienne Léopold Trouvelot turned his eyes to the skies and changed science.#history #moths #countdowntotheeclipse2024 #eclipse #science #art #astronomy #section-Articles
    How Invasive Moths Improved 19th-Century Astronomical Illustrations
  5. This Atlas Obscura– and eclipse-themed crossword comes from independent crossword constructor Brendan Emmett Quigley. He has been a professional puzzlemaker...#astronomy #countdowntotheeclipse2024 #eclipse #crosswords #puzzles #aopuzzles #section-Articles
    The Atlas Obscura Crossword: Eclipse Special
  6. In Mesopotamia, Being 'King for a Day' Could be Deadly

    Total solar eclipses were an omen of death for rulers of the Assyrian Empire. The fix? Install a fake king and then kill him.#science #countdowntotheeclipse2024 #royalty #eclipse #astronomy #humansacrifice #ancient #wondersky #section-Articles
    In Mesopotamia, Being 'King for a Day' Could be Deadly

  7. To Study the Sun's Corona, Scientists Have Long Chased Eclipses

    The Sun's dazzlingly bright photosphere makes it impossible to study the corona—unless the Moon is in the way.#countdowntotheeclipse2024 #scientistsatwork #history #science #eclipse #section-Articles
    To Study the Sun's Corona, Scientists Have Long Chased Eclipses