ABOUT ECLIPSE, MENTIONED IN GEORGE'S  THE MONK CHRONICLE

In Georg's the Monk "World chronicle" is told that per annum death Constantin's Elen in 325-326 and Nicea cathedral 325-326 tooked place the eclipse in 3-m hour of day so star on the sky were seen.

Is going about this beside George Hamartoli in his "Chronical" . It pertains it to year a death Constantin's mother Elen 325-326 and to Nicea cathedral 325-326.

This in (4) under number 48.

Constantin had began to rule in 305 in together with some corulers, including with Liciny 20-th year of his rule, this approximately 325. Single that want to notice that according to (3), p.665, by then Liciny already was not its coruler.

About Nicea cathedral 325-326 remained much little to information. There is opinion that it is partial or full copy second Nicea cathedral, which tooked place in 787.

On canon Krasilinikova write in table (1) all eclipses, which could be during these period. Happen to the eclipses with phase not less 0.5.

Table 1.
                          Constantinopol        Alexandria        Rome
  305/02/10       15:42   0.729         15:45  0.827    15:43  0.610
  306/07/27       05:34   0.901         05:22  0.631    05:30  0.902
  316/07/06                                     02:59  0.720
  319/05/06       16:06   0.885         16:15  0.637    16:01  0.815
  320/10/18                                     06:23  0.698    06:17  0.538
  324/08/06                                     15:15  0.630    14:43  0.601
  326/12/11                                     06:59  0.581    06:51  0.561
  332/03/13        07:59  0.646                                 07:46  0.798
  334/07/17        11:51  0.796         12:15  0.964    11:22  0.951

  779/08/16                                     11:18  0.625    10:34  0.682
  780/02/10                                     08:35  0.660
  786/04/03        07:10  0.877         14:34  0.960    14:12  0.708
  787/09/16        07:10  0.877         07:15  0.840    06:56  0.920

From afore-cited table is seen that eclipse, taken place 787/09/16, much well approaches under description. It existed exactly per annum second Nikeyskogo cathedral in 787 and for the best was observed from italian Rome and other of areas an Italy.

LITERATURE

1. Morozov N.A. Christ. Volume 4. Moscow. KRAFT-Lean, 1998
2. Georgii Hamartoli Chronica, lib. IV (publishing. Migne, Patrologia Graeco-latina 110, p.611)
3. A.G.SERGEEV Rulers a state and fathers of church in Europe for 2000 years. Vladimir, Posad, 1997.
4. Spezieller Kanon der Sonnen- und Mondfinsternisse fur das Landregebiet der klassische Altertumswissenschaften und ben Zeitraum von 900 vor Chr bis 600 nach Chr von F.K.Ginzel Standigem Mitgliede des Konigl. Astronomische Recheninstitutes, Berlin Mayer & Muller 1899

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