Sir Joseph Lockyer of England and Monsieur Pierre Janssen of France discovered Helium in the sun’s corona.
Ancient Greek believed that an eclipse was a sign of angry gods, therefore it was thought as a bad omen.
Ancient Chinese believes a dragon was. devouring the sun.
HISTORY OF SOLAR ECLIPSE
Albert Einstein’s theory from the occurrence of solar eclipse shows that gravity can bend light.
Hipparchus determined that the moon was about 429 000 km away by the observation of solar eclipse from Hellespont and Alexandria.
Stonehenge in Salisbury Plain in England is believed to have been used to measure the motion of the sun and moon.