Maps of Solar Eclipses from 1910 to 1914
Just two weeks after the onset of World War I, a total solar eclipse crossed active battlefields in Europe and Russia. The journal The Graphic provides this evocative illustration. From the caption:
War -- Two World-Embracing Shadows -- Eclipse
By a strange coincidence, at the very moment when all Europe is joined in the class of battle the world will witness Nature's most awe-inspiring phenomenon, which in old times - when men were "dismayed at the signs of heaven" - struck terror into all hearts. To-day (Friday) there will be a total eclipse of the sun visible as a partial eclipse in London, where it begins at 10.59 a.m. and ends at 1.21 p.m., the greatest phase occuring at 11 minutes after noon. The portion of the earth upon which the penumbra, or partial shadow, will fall includes the area involved in the Great War. In Germany and Austria (omen faustum?) the eclipse will be nearly total.
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of May 8th 1910 Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Totale de Soleil du 8 Mai 1910. gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Partial Eclipse of Nov. 1st 1910 Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of April 28th 1911. Scanned by Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Annulaire de Soleil du 21 Octobre 1911. Collection of Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Annular Eclipse of October 21st 1911. Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
Société Astronomique de France Éclipse de Soleil du 17 Avril 1912 Collection of Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Central Eclipse of April 16-17th 1912. Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
The Illustrated London News The Sweep of the Shadow Cone Across the World: The Eclipse
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Annulaire-Totale de Soleil des Avril 1912. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Illustrated London News The Moon Between the Sun and the Earth: The Solar Eclipse
William F. Rigge The Solar Eclipse of April 17, 1912 as Visible in the United States NASA Astrophysics Data System, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Total Eclipse of October 9-10th 1912. Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Totale de Soleil des 9-10 Octobre 1912. Collection of Michael Zeiler
William F. Rigge. The Solar Eclipse of 1912 October 10 as Visible in the United States NASA Astrophysics Data System, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Partielle de Soleil le Avril 1913. gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Partial Eclipse of the Sun, Apr. 6, 1913. Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
William F. Rigge The Solar Eclipse of 1913 April 6, as Visible in the United States NASA Astrophysics Data System, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Partial Eclipse of the Sun Aug. 31, 1913. Collection of Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Partielle de Soleil le 31 Août 1913 gallica.bnf.fr
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Partial Eclipse of the Sun Sept. 29, 1913. Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Partielle de Soleil le 29 Septembre 1913 Collection of Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Annular Eclipse of February 24th, 1914. Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac Eclipse of Collection of Scanned by Michael Zeiler
Connaissance des Temps Éclipse Totale de Soleil des 20 et 21 Août 1914. gallica.bnf.fr
Société Astronomique de France Éclipse Totale de Soleil du 21 Août 1914 Collection of Michael Zeiler
The Graphic War - Two World-Embracing Shadows - Eclipse Collection of Michael Zeiler
William F. Rigge The Solar Eclipse of 1914 August 21, as Visible in the United States NASA Astrophysics Data System, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Russian Astronomical Society Eclipse du Soleil 8/21 Août 1914 Collection of Michael Zeiler
Russian Astronomical Society Eclipse du Soleil 8/21 Août 1914 Collection of Michael Zeiler