Persis Berlekamp discusses the upcoming eclipse

Moon phases and eclipse illustrated by the great tenth-century scholar Al-Biruni. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Persis Berlekamp discusses with UChicago News the motif of the eclipse dragon in the 12th and 13th centuries and what it can tell us about what scientists at the time knew about the lunar eclipse.

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Persis Berlekamp discusses the upcoming eclipse

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