¥But
the earliest observation of an eclipse of the sun for which we know a date occurred in the year 1217 BC, after the time of Joshua (see ÔEclipse,Õ Encyclopaedia
Britannica 1970).
¥In
any case, ancient eclipse observations are not given with an accuracy of even a few minutes.
¥So
confirmation of JoshuaÕs long day by computer seems
impossible at present.
¥This
strongly suggests that the computer story is a hoax.