Map of the 2023 solar eclipse

October 12, 2023

Topic

Maps / eclipse, New York Times, solar

The moon is going to get in the way of the sun this Saturday. For The New York Times, Jonathan Corum has the map of when and how much sun coverage we’ll see in the western hemisphere.

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In the 1950s, almost half of all employed people were either in farming or manufacturing. As you can imagine, work changed a bit over the years.

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Daily Routine, 2020

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