Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

For thousands of years, solar eclipses have been associated with the fate of rulers

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par Michelle Pfeffer, Research Fellow in Early Modern History, University of Oxford

The Moon crossed the Sun’s path on February 17, causing what is known as an annular solar eclipse. The Sun was not covered completely, but the Moon blocked enough of its light to leave a fiery ring. Unless you’re deep in the southern hemisphere, you won’t have noticed.

However, astrologically speaking, eclipses have effects regardless of who is watching. In astrology, an ancient tradition that lacks scientific grounding, eclipses are regarded as being powerful and politically significant celestial events. They…

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