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Author : Samuel Jenkins Johnson
Publisher :
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 24,74 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Astronomy
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Author : David Baron
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,10 MB
Release : 2024-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781324094692
Winner of the 2018 AIP Science Communication Award in Science Writing (Books) Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, American Eclipse ultimately depicts a young nation that looked to the skies to reveal its towering ambition and expose its latent genius.
Author : F. Richard Stephenson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 1997-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521461944
This book is intended for geophysicists, astronomers (especially those with an interest in history), historians and orientalists. The culmination of many years of research, it discusses, in depth, ancient and medieval eclipse observations and their importance in studying Earth's past rotation. This was the first major book on this subject to appear in the last twenty years. The author has specialised in the interpretation of early astronomical records and their application to problems in modern astronomy for many years. The book contains an in-depth discussion of numerous eclipse records from Babylon, China, Europe and the Arab lands. Translations of almost every record studied are given. It is shown that although tides play a dominant long-term role in producing variations in Earth's rate of rotation - causing a gradual increase in the length of the day - there are significant, and variable non-tidal changes in opposition to the main trend.
Author : Mark Littmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 20,45 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198795696
A complete guide to solar eclipses for the general public with detailed coverage of the 2017 and 2024 total eclipses over the U.S. Well timed for the August 2017 eclipse over North America, 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.
Author : John Dvorak
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,72 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1681773856
What do Emily Dickinson, slave revolts, Babylonian Kings, and Monticello all have in common? A solar eclipse. Whether it was deciding on the location of a grand home (or castle), inspiring poetry, timing battles and revolts, or planning expeditions, eclipses have inspired fear and fascination. Solar eclipses allowed Ptolemy to determine the length of the Mediterranean and helped Einstein establish his General Theory of Relativity. Preliterate societies recorded eclipses on turtle shells found in "The Wastes of Yin" and on the Mayan "Dresden Codex." Eclipses were later instrumental in the creation of longitude and allowed Hubble to understand the expansion of the Universe (and disprove another theory of Einstein's in the process). John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms and The Last Volcano, examines this amazing phenomena and reveals the humanism behind the science. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, he provides explanations as to how and why eclipses occur—as well as insight into the eclipse of 2017, which was visible across North America.
Author : J.M. Steele
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 36,32 MB
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9401595283
Eclipses have long been seen as important celestial phenomena, whether as omens affecting the future of kingdoms, or as useful astronomical events to help in deriving essential parameters for theories of the motion of the moon and sun. This is the first book to collect together all presently known records of timed eclipse observations and predictions from antiquity to the time of the invention of the telescope. In addition to cataloguing and assessing the accuracy of the various records, which come from regions as diverse as Ancient Mesopotamia, China, and Europe, the sources in which they are found are described in detail. Related questions such as what type of clocks were used to time the observations, how the eclipse predictions were made, and how these prediction schemes were derived from the available observations are also considered. The results of this investigation have important consequences for how we understand the relationship between observation and theory in early science and the role of astronomy in early cultures, and will be of interest to historians of science, astronomers, and ancient and medieval historians.
Author : Duncan Steel
Publisher :
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 16,94 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Solar eclipses
ISBN : 9780747273851
Ever since the dawn of time, eclipses have been percieved as peculiarly portentous events. These once-in-a-lifetime happenings hold a powerful fascination for us all. Steel's book explains much about eclipses, their science and their significance to humankind.
Author : S. Johnson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 30,90 MB
Release : 2023-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 336881043X
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Author : Samuel Jenkins JOHNSON
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 22,13 MB
Release : 1896
Category :
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Author : Mark Littmann
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 44,95 MB
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0191579947
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 explains: how to observe them; how to photograph and videotape them; why they occur; their history and mythology; and future eclipses - when and where to see them Totality also tells the remarkable story of how eclipses shocked scientists, revealed the workings of the Sun, and made Einstein famous. And the book shares the experiences and advice of many veteran eclipse observers. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun is profusely illustrated with stunning photographs (many in color) and more than a hundred maps and diagrams. It can be read by lay people and astronomers with ease and enjoyment.