Abstract
The present paper is a tribute to the legacy left by the largest astronomical experiment of the twentieth century. Eclipses and their multifaces are the main target of this paper. We will see that eclipses not only reveal the secrets of the stars, but also those of human nature. Inspiration and fascination with eclipses have enabled us to predict the future and imagine such phenomena in other solar systems. To immerse ourselves in this fascinating world, we will walk the paths that led a kind of nomadic primate with splinters of stone and bone to create wonderful machines that took us to places never thought of. Along the way, we will reflect on how scientists and thinkers have endeavored to maintain the flame of freedom and free thought. The paper goes on to present the historical background that led to the proof of Einstein's Theory of Relativity in the Sobral's sky. The next two topics point to the open questions in astrophysics that are the result of eclipse research: the solar corona problem and the discovery of exoplanets through the planetary transit technique. Finally, a general picture of the wave of obscurantism that questions the laws of physics and, in particular, the eclipses is presented.
Keywords:
Solar Eclipse; General Relativity; Sobral; Albert Einstein
