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Dvorak, John (John J.)
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Solar eclipses -- History.
Total solar eclipses -- History.
Saros cycle.
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Dvorak, John (John J.)
Solar eclipses -- History.
Total solar eclipses -- History.
Saros cycle.
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Mask
of the
sun
: the
science
,
history
, and
forgotten
lore
of
eclipses
/ John Dvorak.
by
Dvorak, John (John J.)
Pegasus Books, c2017.
Call #:
523.7809 D988m
Subjects
Solar
eclipses
--
History
.
Total solar
eclipses
--
History
.
Saros cycle.
ISBN:
9781681773308
1681773309
Edition:
1st. Pegasus Books ed.
Description:
xxvii, 272 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
Contents:
New York, 1925 -- The heretic and the Pope -- The invisible planets of Rahu and Ketu -- Saros and the substitute king -- Measuring the world -- The waste of yin -- A request to the curious -- The annulus at Inch Bonney -- A simple truth of nature -- Eclipse chasers -- Keys and kettledrums -- The Crucifixion and the Concorde -- Einstein's error -- The glorious corona -- Illinois, 2017 -- An eclipse primer.
Summary:
An astronomer explores the ways
eclipses
have shaped the course of human
history
, from the ancient Chinese who recorded their occurrences on turtle shells and the Mayan {28}Dresden Codex. Whether seen as harbingers of evil or a sign of the divine,
eclipses
one of the rarest and most stunning celestial events we can witness here on Earth have influenced human
history
and thought since we first turned our eyes to the sky. Both entertaining and authoritative,
Mask
of the
Sun
reveals the humanism behind the
science
of both lunar and solar
eclipses
. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, Dvorak provides explanations as the how and why
eclipses
occur--as well as insight into the forthcoming eclipse of 2017 that will be visible across North America.
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