Solar Eclipse History

"For most of human history, cosmic events weren’t understood to be the simple result of physics—instead, they were messages from the divine or omens regarding the future. This is especially true for a total solar eclipse, where the moon entirely obscures the sun, bringing nighttime for a few bizarre minutes during the day."https://www.popsci.com/science/solar-eclipse-history/?utm_term=pscene081624&utm_campaign=PopSci_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email