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Coronium, One of the Most Enduring Mysteries (and Mistakes) in Eclipse Science
Coronium, One of the Most Enduring Mysteries (and Mistakes) in Eclipse Science

During the 1869 total solar eclipse, astronomers thought they had discovered a new element. They were wrong, and the truth was much weirder.

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