UID:
edocfu_9959237406802883
Format:
1 online resource (xv, 343 p., [8] p. of plates )
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ill. (some col.), maps
Edition:
3rd ed. / Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, Ken Willcox.
ISBN:
1-383-04448-1
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0-19-157994-7
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0-19-956552-X
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1-281-82566-2
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9786611825669
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0-19-155970-9
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
'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. The book explains how to observe eclipses, how to photograph them, why they occur, their history and mythology, and when and where to see future eclipses.
Note:
Formerly CIP.
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Previously issued in print: 2008.
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-953210-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-953209-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780199532094.001.0001
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