Imagine a time when new – and sometimes unsettling – scientific discoveries are changing the way people think about the universe. How did an artist like Shakespeare think about the sun, moon, and planets? And how do these popular conceptions of the solar system echo in today’s world?
In this bonus episode of Eclipsing History, we explore “Eclipses in the Language of Shakespeare.” This is based on Dr. Stephanie Gearhart’s lecture for the Eclipse Speaker Series at BGSU in 2024. For more information, check bgsu.edu/eclipsinghistory
A non-lineal history of eclipses in Mexico that uses the great 6-minute of August 23rd, 1691 as the starting point to discuss the longer history of eclipses in Mexico.
