This podcast is about the history and science of solar eclipses, explored through their connections to the state of Indiana. Its a history of people who have watched and studied the Sun and Moon and been moved by the experience, a history of new science learned alongside the changes of how people live and work, and the ongoing story of a state preparing for the arrival of a total solar eclipse in 2024.
In this initial episode, we visit the Falls of the Ohio River, where in 1778 George Rogers Clark and his men witnessed a partial solar eclipse as they set off from their newly-established base on the…
“The Sun, The Moon, & The Hoosier State” is a history and science podcast on solar eclipses and the people that have watched and studied them, explored with connections to the state of Indiana. It i…