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History might give you the impression astronomical discoveries were only done by men. But women were participating in scientific expeditions of eclipses too, even though it wasn’t easy.
Ontario Picture Bureau/Wikimedia Commons In 1922, Australia was even more remote from the rest of the world than it is today.
A total eclipse that travelled the full width of Australia in 1922 offered astronomers the chance to confirm Einstein’s theory of general relativity - and for the community to enjoy a rare spectacle.
Ontario Picture Bureau/Wikimedia Commons In 1922, Australia was even more remote from the rest of the world than it is today. But when it came to