Is "astronomer" a dangerous job?
Sometimes -- The most ancient report of a solar eclipse is in Chinese records. The eclipse came without warning, according to legend, because the royal astronomers, Hsi and Ho, were too drunk to make the necessary computations. They were executed - the only astronomers known to have been killed for dereliction of duty.
Sometimes -- The most ancient report of a solar eclipse is in Chinese records. The eclipse came without warning, according to legend, because the royal astronomers, Hsi and Ho, were too drunk to make the necessary computations. They were executed - the only astronomers known to have been killed for dereliction of duty.
Charles Mims
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