| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 341 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
1. The Experience of Totality; 2. The Great Celestial Cover-Up; 3. A Quest to Understand; 4. Eclipses in Mythology; 5. Strange Behavior of Man and Beast; 6. Anatomy of the Sun; 7. The First Eclipse Expeditions; 8. The Eclipse that Made Einstein Famous; 9. Modern Scientific Uses for Eclipses; 10. Observing a Total Eclipse; 11. Observing Safely; 12. Eclipse Photography; 13. Shadow, Camera, Action -- Capturing an Eclipse on Video; 14. Getting the Most From Your Eclipse Photos; 15. The Eclipse of July 22, 2009; 16. The Pedigree of an Eclipse; 17. The Eclipse of July 11, 2010; 18. Total Eclipses from 2012 to 2016; 19. The Eclipse of August 21, 2017; 20. Coming Attractions, 2008-2030; Appendices |
| Summary |
A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the heavens. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun takes you to eclipses of the past, present, and future, and lets you see - and feel - why people travel to the ends of the Earth to observe them. - ;A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the heavens. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun takes you to eclipses of the past, present, and future, and lets you see - and feel - why people travel to the ends of the Earth to observe them. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun is the best guide and reference book on solar eclipses ever written. It expla |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-333) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Solar eclipses.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Solar eclipses
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Espenak, Fred.
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Willcox, Ken, 1943-
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| ISBN |
9780191559709 |
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0191559709 |
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0199532095 |
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9780199532094 |
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