Ancient historical understanding of eclipses

Members of the media may directly contact:


Richard Burgess (English only)

Full Professor, Department of Classics and Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts.

rburgess@uottawa.ca

Professor Burgess’ research and expertise revolves around Classical to Byzantine periods of ancient history, Greek and Latin Chronicles, and late Roman history. He can provide insight into:

• How eclipses were treated.
• How much was understood about eclipses.
• Historical accuracy of eclipse accounts.
• The Antikythera Mechanism which could predict eclipses.