¥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.