Theory because a theory has to be backed up by several experiments
As the experts says, solar eclipse do not happen always like lunar
eclipses do that is visible for a long periods of time and are observable. Unlike
solar eclipse, it happens hundreds and thousands of years to see it. Few people
can only see solar eclipse, and those only those people
who are in the small region where the Moon's umbra strike's Earth can witness
one.
It is a to my knowledge, but I will give an update when i find out
