Dorothy Vaughan

Credit: Unknown author
Occupation: Mathematician and Human Computer
Year born: 1910
Research Areas: Computer Programming
Occupation: Mathematician and Human Computer
Year born: 1910
Research Areas: Computer Programming
Occupation: Astronomer
Year born: 1546
Research Areas: Astronomy, Supernovae, Mechanics
Occupation: Astronomer, Mathematician, Scientist, Teacher
Year born: 1571
Research Areas: Planetary motion, optics, geometry
Occupation: Astronomer, Mathematician, Clergyman
Year born: 1473
Research Areas: Planets, Mechanics
Occupation: Astronomer and Writer
Year born: 1556
Research Areas: Astronomy, Genealogy
This animation show what happens during a total and partial solar eclipse.
Can you see that the sky gets darker when the Moon passes through our view of the Sun? Did you notice it gets much darker during a total eclipse than during a partial one?