Glorious Eclipses : Their Past Present and Future
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From Scientific American
An extraordinarily beautiful book, Glorious Eclipses guides us elegantly through the history of obscurations of the sun and moon - from the ancient Chinese belief that a dragon was devouring the daytime star through current theories and on to celestial events forthcoming in the next six decades. Some of the most startling images come from the days when photography was in its infancy and astronomers still made drawings of eclipses - the one at the right, by Warren de la Rue, is the solar eclipse of July 1860, observed from Spain. Published in time for June's eclipse across southern Africa, the book, by Brunier, former editor of the magazine Ciel et Espace, and Luminet, a research director at CNRS, is translated from the French.
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'... a magnificent book ...' Le Journal de la Nature
'... there is much that is excellent in the book. As a book of history, myth, literature, photography and expeditionary experiences, Glorious Eclipses is outstanding.' Jay M. Pasachoff, Nature
'... an impressive and well illustrated large-format book containing poster-sized colour images and diagrams that will be ideal for new amateur astronomy enthusiasts or potential eclipse fans of the future ... everyone who browses through Glorious Eclipses will derive a sense of enchantment and wonder at these magnificent events.' Serge Koutchmy, Physics World
Glorious Eclipses : Their Past Present and Future
Glorious Eclipses: Their Past Present and Future,Serge Brunier,Jean-Pierre Luminet,Storm Dunlop,Cambridge University Press,0521791480,Astronomy - General,Astronomy - Solar System,Cosmology,Eclipses,Science,Science/Mathematics,Cosmology & the universe,Science / Astronomy
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