April 08, 2024
In ancient China, solar eclipses were believed to be caused by a dragon eating the Sun. People would bang drums and pots to scare away the dragon.
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9 Celestial Omens
In the beginnings of science, astronomers studied the motion of the Sun, the Moon, the planets, and the stars. They discovered patterns in the motion of these objects. But since the heavens were the abode of the gods, when something unusual happened in the sky, it seemed to presage something
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