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Three Times Eclipses Eclipsed Previous Science

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Scientific American

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4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 17 minutes

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From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:08.0

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0:17.0

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0:22.0

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0:25.5

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.

0:30.0

Hey listeners, as you may have noticed, we've been pretty excited about the eclipse over here at Scientific American.

0:36.0

I am super excited. I've got my eclipse pants on guys.

0:42.0

Lee, I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be wearing eclipse glasses.

0:46.0

You can actually wear your usual pants.

0:48.0

But the email...

0:50.0

The email I got specifically said Eclipse Pants.

0:54.3

Yeah, you've been led astray.

0:56.1

Your eyes are going to be burning and everybody's going to be laughing at your pants.

0:59.8

Oh no.

1:00.8

Well, we know that you're probably just about ready to hear about some other cool science,

1:07.0

so we're capping off our pre-Eclips coverage with one last little solar symposium.

1:13.0

Today, we're talking about three times

1:15.3

eclipses have totally transformed science.

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