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| - | '''Thales of Miletus''' (ca. 624 BC–ca. 546 BC), was a [[Pre-Socratic philosophy|pre-Socratic]] [[Greek philosophy|Greek philosopher]] from [[Miletus]] in [[Asia Minor]], and one of the [[Seven Sages of Greece]]. Many, most notably Aristotle, regard him as the first philosopher in the [[Greek philosophy|Greek tradition]]. According to [[Bertrand Russell]], "Western philosophy begins with Thales." | ||
| - | According to [[Herodotus]] (and determination by modern methods) Thales predicted the [[solar eclipse]] of May 28, 585 BC. | ||
| - | [[Diogenes Laërtius]] quotes the chronicle of [[Apollodorus of Athens]] as saying that Thales died at the age of 78 in the 58th [[Olympiad]] (548–545 BC), and attributes his death to [[heat stroke]] while watching [[the Games]]. | + | As seen from the [[Earth]], a '''solar eclipse''' is a type of [[eclipse]] that occurs when the [[Moon]] passes between the [[Sun]] and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks ("[[Occultation|occults]]") the Sun. This can happen only at [[new moon]], when the Sun and the Moon are in [[conjunction (astronomy and astrology)|conjunction]] as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as [[Syzygy (astronomy)|syzygy]]. In a total [[eclipse]], the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In [[#Types|partial and annular eclipses]] only part of the Sun is obscured. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Besselian elements]] | ||
| + | * [[Black Sun (mythology)]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses in fiction]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Jupiter]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Mars]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Moon]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Neptune]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Pluto]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Saturn]] | ||
| + | * [[Solar eclipses on Uranus]] | ||
| + | * [[Transit of Deimos from Mars]] | ||
| + | * [[Transit of Phobos from Mars]] | ||
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As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks ("occults") the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment referred to as syzygy. In a total eclipse, the disk of the Sun is fully obscured by the Moon. In partial and annular eclipses only part of the Sun is obscured.
See also
- Besselian elements
- Black Sun (mythology)
- Solar eclipses in fiction
- Solar eclipses on Jupiter
- Solar eclipses on Mars
- Solar eclipses on Moon
- Solar eclipses on Neptune
- Solar eclipses on Pluto
- Solar eclipses on Saturn
- Solar eclipses on Uranus
- Transit of Deimos from Mars
- Transit of Phobos from Mars
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