Luke Pienczykowski- Discussion Leader
“On the fifteenth night of the eight month, bright moon-light poured through every crack into the board-roofed house, to this astonishment, since he had never seen a dwelling like this before. Dawn must have been near, because he heard uncouth men in the neighborhood houses hailing one another as they awoke. “(Page 65, second paragraph)
I personally enjoy any study that has to do with science or math and this quote immediately captured my attention. I believe the quote describes a lunar eclipse sensation that occurred during that night. It will makes sense that this would happen on the 15th day of the month since that checks with the definition of lunar eclipse. I also, find it interesting that the author used months to describe the time frame. I was always under assumption that Chinese calendar was a little bit different from what we use now. Is that something that was lost in the translation?
What do you guys think? Was it a lunar eclipse and if so was the description of time lost in the translation.
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