The Somnium Project

Exploring Johannes Kepler's 'Somnium' – one of the first science fiction stories

Afraid of the Dark? Why Eclipses Frightened Ancient Civilizations

New by me for Live Science:

For many ancient cultures, eclipses of the sun and moon were something special — and something to be feared.

Source: Afraid of the Dark? Why Eclipses Frightened Ancient Civilizations

Also: Kepler’s fictional explanation for human fear of eclipses in Somnium is characteristically exotic:

From: https://somniumproject.wordpress.com/x/

 

Tom Metcalfe

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The Somnium Project is an ongoing effort to fully translate into English the Somnium, which Kepler wrote in Latin between 1600 and his death in 1630.

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