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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Both entertaining and authoritative, Mask of the Sun reveals the humanism behind the science of both lunar and solar eclipses. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, Dvorak provides explanations as to how and why eclipses occur--as well as insight into the forthcoming eclipse of 2017 that will be visible across North America"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and higher learning were not anathema to femininity; and Thomas...
Publisher
[Geneva Public Library]
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, bringing to life the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A complete guide to solar eclipses for the general public with detailed coverage of the 2024 total eclipses over the U.S. It shows how, when, and where to see the coming total solar eclipses, how to photograph and video record them, and how to do so safely.
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