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* Subverted in the short story by Augusto Monterroso ''El Eclipse''. Fray Bartolomé Arrazola tries to do this when he is about to be sacrificed by Mayans, unfortunately for him their astronomers already predicted all Solar ''and Lunar'' eclipses |
* Subverted in the short story by Augusto Monterroso ''El Eclipse''. Fray Bartolomé Arrazola tries to do this when he is about to be sacrificed by Mayans, unfortunately for him their astronomers already predicted all Solar ''and Lunar'' eclipses |
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* Parodied, along with several related tropes by [[David Langford]] in "[http://www.ansible.co.uk/writing/jungle.html A Tale of the Jungle]": |
* Parodied, along with several related tropes by [[David Langford]] in "[http://www.ansible.co.uk/writing/jungle.html A Tale of the Jungle]": |
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The ''Sun'' will be eclips'd again ... |
The ''Sun'' will be eclips'd again ... |
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To aid a troubled English Gent |
To aid a troubled English Gent |
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This Astronomical Event |
This Astronomical Event |
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Is by some ''Holy Power'' sent! |
Is by some ''Holy Power'' sent! |
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(And is, by Scepticks, thought to be |
(And is, by Scepticks, thought to be |
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Suspicious in its frequency.) }} |
Suspicious in its frequency.) }} |
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* Subverted in ''[[Amelia Peabody|The Last Camel Died At Noon]]'', an [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''[[King Solomon's Mines|King Solomons Mines]]''. A family of [[Adventure Archaeologist|adventure archaeologists]] are in a lost civilization and looking to impress the natives. The wife asks her husband if a [[Convenient Eclipse]] coming up by any chance, and his response is essentially, "How the Hell would I know? I'm an archaeologist, not an astronomer." |
* Subverted in ''[[Amelia Peabody|The Last Camel Died At Noon]]'', an [[Affectionate Parody]] of ''[[King Solomon's Mines|King Solomons Mines]]''. A family of [[Adventure Archaeologist|adventure archaeologists]] are in a lost civilization and looking to impress the natives. The wife asks her husband if a [[Convenient Eclipse]] coming up by any chance, and his response is essentially, "How the Hell would I know? I'm an archaeologist, not an astronomer." |
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