Unique Lunar Eclipses: While solar eclipses (where the moon obscures the sun) are more popularly known, lunar eclipses offer a unique spectacle. The moon doesn't have a shadow of its own, so during a lunar eclipse, it's Earth casting a shadow on the moon. This event paints the moon...
Their hypothesis does raise some interesting questions and point out some inconsistencies in history, but to jump to such an outlandish conclusion indicates an unscientific approach to the problem. Further, their suggestions for the possible motives behind this calendar conspiracy border on absurd. For ...
Several days later, an unexpected figure darkened Lescarbault’s doorway. It was Le Verrier. He had questions, and he seemed to be in a sour mood. Le Verrier interrogated the amateur astronomer at length and insisted on inspecting Lescarbault’s telescope. To Le Verrier’s surprise, the b...