“One chance in ten an individual directly experiences a solar eclipse.” Any spot on Earth sees one in four centuries; life expectancy 40 years. However its pret

“One chance in ten an individual directly experiences a solar eclipse.” Any spot on Earth sees one in four centuries; life expectancy 40 years. However its pretty certain that people would have heard from neigbors who saw one. Othe eclipses are fairly common. Lunar eclipses are seen everywhere on Earth every couple years; Moon eclipsing a planet every few years. Combining these eclipses with rumors of solar eclipses, ancient skywatchers would predict the Moon would eclipse the Sun sometime.