| Edition |
Expanded ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (243 pages). |
| Series |
Princeton Science Library |
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Princeton science library.
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| Note |
Print version record. |
| Contents |
Preface to the Paperback Edition; Preface ; 1. Thirty Centuries of Eclipse Watching; 2. Eclipses Explained; 3. Time, Tide, and Gravity ; 4. The Chromosphere ; 5. The Solar Corona ; 6. Interplanetary Dust; 7. The Earth's Atmosphere ; 8. Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere ; 9. A Test of General Relativity ; 10. ""I Got Rythm, You Got Rhythm""; 11. Future Experiments: Is the Sun Shrinking?; 12. The Great Hawaiian Eclipse ; Postscript ; Glossary; Index. |
| Summary |
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 publishe. |
| Subject |
Solar eclipses -- Research.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Solar eclipses -- Research. (OCoLC)fst01124983
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zirker, Jack B. Total Eclipses of the Sun (Expanded edition). Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014 |
| ISBN |
9781400863990 (electronic bk.) |
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1400863996 (electronic bk.) |
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