Mauro / Terry,
* Jones, from where did you get those numbers? In this NASA article http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeecli pse/ they mention the year 1638, 372 years ago. Hmmm . the information I was going on also comes from NASA. Wiki also mentions the year 1554. This is not the first time NASA has issued conflicting stories. http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Solstice+eclipse+first+years/3983582/sto ry.html . of course, in the Seinfeld tradition of a 'show about nothing' I did manage to apply a little editorial freedom to the interpretation of same .. Jones
