<p>On May 17, 1882, an eclipse trekked across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Many scientists gathered in Egypt to witness it even though it was a fairly short-duration event, with maximum totality at only 1 minute 50 seconds and totality in Egypt at only 70 seconds. J. Norman Lockyer, one of two astronomers who<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/may-17-1882-comet-tewfik-is-spotted-during-an-eclipse/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"May 17, 1882: Comet Tewfik is spotted during an eclipse"</span></a></p>
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On May 17, 1882, an eclipse trekked across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Many scientists gathered in Egypt to witness it even though it was a fairly short-duration event, with maximum totality at only 1 minute 50 seconds and totality in Egypt at only 70 seconds. J. Norman Lockyer, one of two astronomers whoContinue reading “May 17, 1882: Comet Tewfik is spotted during an eclipse”
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