Total Eclipses of the Sun: Expanded Edition (Princeton Science Library) - Softcover

Zirker, Jack B.

 
9780691029528: Total Eclipses of the Sun: Expanded Edition (Princeton Science Library)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0691029520 ISBN 13: 9780691029528
Verlag: Princeton University Press, 1995

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Eclipses have captured attention and sparked curiosity about the cosmos since the first appearance of humankind. Having been blamed for everything from natural disasters to the fall of kings, they are now invaluable tools for understanding many celestial as well as terrestrial phenomena. This clear, easy-to-understand guide explains what causes total eclipses and how they can be used in experiments to examine everything from the dust between the planets to general relativity. A new chapter has been added on the eclipse of July 11, 1991 (the great Hawaiian eclipse).

Originally published in 1995.

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J. B. Zirker is Astronomer at the National Solar Observatory, Sunspot, New Mexico.

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"Jack Zirker's work on eclipses is the prime book on the subject that everybody should read. His unique combination of knowledgeable discussion of the science along with anecdotes and description of the eclipse phenomena makes a book that is fun to read as well as educationally useful."--Jay M. Pasachoff, Williams College

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Verlag
Princeton University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1995
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0691029520
ISBN 13 
9780691029528
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
222
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