[meteorite-list] Re: (2) Comet hit Britain in mid sixth century, AD?

[Marco Langbroek]

Marco Langbroek wrote:

> 

>  > 538(ad): Here 14 days before 1 March the sun grew dark from early 

> morning

>  > until 9am.

>  > (Winchester Mss, Cambridge, Corpus Christie MS173, ff 1(v)32(r))

>  >

>  > 540: Here on 20 June the sun grew dark and stars appeared for 

> well-nigh half

>  > a hour after 9am

>  > (Winchester Mss, Cambridge, Corpus Christie MS173, ff 1(v)32(r))

> 

> 

> Both refer to "normal" solar eclipses. Note that of course if there is 

> enough dust in the air to block the sun, stars would never be visible.


...and both can be identified in lists of historic solar eclipses such as the 
one here:

http://user.online.be/felixverbelen/catzeute.txt

- Marco


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