ABOUT ECLIPSES, MENTIONED IN PLINIUS
1. In Morozov in (1) on p.390 in chapter IV-XII is going eclipse mentioned in Plinius (2), (4, 41) in "Natural history".
Plinius writes:
"Eclipse of Sun former for several years before consulate Vittano and Fonteno on the eve may calends (April 30) in Campanii, was noticed between seventh and eighth hours of day. Corbulo, duce (the chieftain?, the question sign by Morozov) Armenian, has told that between tenth and eleventh hours of day were seen disks, that discovering, that covering each other".
About him, how think, speaks Tacitus in his
own "Chronicles" and Dio Cassius in his
"History Rome"
On canon Krasilinikov we find all eclipses visible from Italy on april 30 with scatter 2-3 days and write in table 1:
Table 1.
59/04/30 13:15 0.814
534/04/29 06:06 0.700
664/05/01 17:37 0.745
Ideal coincodence with description of the first eclipse.
2. Else in Morozov in (1) on str.394 in chapter IV-XV is going about pair of eclipses mentioned in Plinius (3), (4, 41) in "Natural history":
"In our age happened that in fifteen-days time happened to to search either or both of them from luminary (sidus) at emperor Vespasiane".
Hence appears the interesting problem: during fifteen days existed and solar, and moon eclipse. Note that this - minimum period.
We shall write all pair(vapour)s within the range of years from -310 before +405 in table 1. Solar eclipse is indicated with phase, moon - without this one.
Table 1.
-309/07/31 20:24
-309/08/15 06:24 0.862
-282/08/16 16:32 0.685
-282/08/31 15:07
-281/08/06 06:53 0.910
-281/08/20 15:05
-262/01/26 13:07
-262/02/09 14:48 0.730
-233/07/02 07:31
-233/07/16 13:48 0.921
-189/02/28 02:41
-189/03/14 06:19 0.907
-162/03/15 15:46 0.912
-162/03/30 21:03
-128/11/05 01:03
-128/11/20 13:20 0.899
-115/08/29 13:41 0.881
-115/09/14 02:04
-77/02/19 20:51
-77/03/06 09:09 0.926
-63/05/14 02:39
-63/05/28 12:37
-61/10/01 14:14 0.715
-61/10/17 02:09
-37/01/14 07:53 0.834
-38/12/29 19:13
-35/05/19 13:58 0.723
-35/06/02 20:15
-21/08/11 12:56 0.677
-21/08/26 02:54
-9/06/30 10:05 0.750
-9/06/15 21:53
17/01/30 20:04
17/02/15 09:44 0.821
29/11/24 08:11 0.779
29/12/09 19:44
59/04/30 13:15 0.814
59/05/16 00:59
71/03/04 19:58
71/03/20 09:20 0.774
83/12/27 12:14 0.704
84/01/11 20:26
91/08/03 17:52 0.693
91/08/17 19:18
113/06/01 09:14 0.801
113/06/16 22:04
118/08/18 23:03
118/09/03 08:22 0.802
134/04/12 04:40 0.818
134/04/26 03:31
138/01/28 15:24 0.761
138/02/12 20:06
143/04/17 02:15
143/05/02 16:25 0.730
145/09/04 17:03 0.902
145/09/18 17:36
164/08/19 23:20
164/09/04 07:15 0.915
172/09/19 21:51
172/10/05 09:08 0.751
185/07/14 16:00 0.810
185/07/30 02:14
186/12/14 01:33
186/12/28 15:50 0.778
207/05/14 12:48 0.726
207/05/28 23:03
237/03/29 03:47
237/04/12 16:51 0.864
240/08/05 04:29 0.774
240/08/20 02:30
241/01/15 04:02
241/01/29 15:50 0.848
265/04/03 17:25 0.870
265/04/17 22:08
266/09/02 03:57
266/09/16 05:05 0.806
292/04/19 01:05
292/05/04 06:25 0.936
295/02/17 05:36
295/03/03 14:09 0.930
303/09/12 19:01
303/09/27 15:29 0.895
346/05/21 21:19
346/06/06 04:28 0.697
347/10/20 15:56 0.636
347/11/04 23:08
348/10/09 05:40 0.610
348/10/23 23:08
359/03/15 15:26 0.997
359/03/31 03:04
402/11/11 08:09 0.883
402/11/25 23:05
Vespasian on traditional history of rules in years 69-79 n.e. The pair of eclipses approaches For this event in 71. Truth, number of side solutions is obviously.
3. Else in Morozova in (1) on p.414 in chapter VI-I speech goes the eclipse, forseen by Fales and mentioned in Pliniya (3), (4, 2) in "Natural history" in section 53.
In more detail about it in article about eclipse, mentioned in Herodot.
4.In Morozova (1) on p.431 in chapter VI-XVII is going eclipse mentioned in Plinius (2, II, 180) in "Natural History"(4, 18)
"Alexander the Great has scored a victory near Arbely, under than the Moon was upstaged in the second hour a night".
Several other time of day mentions Plutarch. Else this eclipse mention Arrian, Ptolemey and Curcius.
There are no possibilities uniquely to solve appearing herewith chronological problem of its dating.
5. In Morozov in (1) on p.439 in section VI-XXVIII speech goes about one Moon eclipse else, mentioned beside Plutarch in Emily Paul's biography..
With Ginzel's viewpoint about this eclipse may be going in Plutarch's "Vita Emilii Pauli", Cicero, Quintilliana (I, 10, 47), Valerius Maximus (VIII, II, I) and Frontin Strategist (I, 12, 18).
No no possibilities uniquely to solve appearing herewith chronological problem of its dating.
LITERATURE
1. MOROZOV N.A. Christ. Volume 4. Moscow. KRAFT-Lean, 1998
2. Plinius. "Historia Natur", II, 180.
3. Plinius. "Historia Natur", II, 57
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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