Chinese Expedition in WWII to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 21 September, 1941

Chinese Expedition in WWII to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 21 September, 1941

The Chinese Zijin Mountain Observatory sent an expedition to Lintao to observe this eclipse. The expedition team traveled 3200 kilometres and 43 days to reach the observation point. Over the expedition, they often found themselves in the shadow of Japanese bombers. It was thanks to the joint tremendous patriotic support from the government, military and other relevant parties that the team could finally accomplish the first modern total solar eclipse observation in China. It was commented that the spirits such as patriotism and perseverance demonstrated in this expedition not just by the expedition team but by some integrated joint force in China rendered this expedition with meanings beyond the scope of astronomy.

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