When was the last combination of Lunar eclipse and Winter Solstice: 456 years ago or 372 years ago? Explain please?

You pose a very good question here about the inconsistency between the dates of the solstices. It is likely that the inconsistency is because of the change in calendar systems from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar back in 1582. The change was necessary for the Church to align the Vernal Equinox with an exact date so determining Easter would be simplified.

This change was not adopted by all countries in 1582, and days had to be added and eliminated to assist the transition from one system to another. So, what does this have to do with the Winter Solstice Eclipse? Well, documentation of such things was not always available to our modern-day scientists.

Many have pieced together journal entries from that time and have combined that with calculations going backward in time. This leaves a great deal of room for error. For instance, if you look at the NASA website, it mentions that Geoff Chester of the U.S.Naval Observatory look at the list of lunar eclipses for the past 2000 years."Since Year 1, I can only find one previous instance of an eclipse matching the same calendar date as the solstice, and that is 1638 DEC 21," says Chester.

(http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/) However, we do not know who generated the list and how accurate the list is.Mr. Chester states the next one will occur in 2094. Another reason this event is difficult to predict depends on where you are.

For instance, even earthsky. Org recognizes that "this is the northernmost total lunar eclipse until December 21, 2485. " (http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/dont-miss-upcoming-solstice-lunar-eclipse-on-december-20-or-21).

The key word here is "northernmost". Those of us in the northern hemisphere may not be able to see it until 2485, but that doesn't mean there won't be a total lunar eclipse on the winter solstice until that year. As for which answer is correct, I'm not sure if anyone can accurately know.

I wish I could give you a better answer than that.

372 and the next time they happen at the same time is 2094 DEC 21 Read the more information portion at the bottom of the page. science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at....

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.