re: Eclipse Mania

I recall as a young lad reading the Classic's Illustrated version of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.", and the main character being able to stop the crowd from killing him because he recalled that a Solar eclipse just happened to be occurring at that time, in that place (he had been transported back in time to medieval England).

I always found be able to recall something like that was a bit unbelievable.

But then again it's about a guy who time travels so...