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Author:   Paul Davies ,  Duncan G. Steel ,  National Academy of Sciences ,  Joseph Henry Press
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   Joseph Henry Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.626kg
ISBN:  

9780309074384

ISBN 10:   030907438
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   09 October 2001
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Paul Davies; Preface; From the Depths of Time: The Earliest Recorded Eclipses; The Heavenly Cycles; Making Predictions; A Warp in Space; The Turbulent Sun; Ancient Eclipses and the Length of the Day; Eclipses and the Size of the Sun; The American Eclipses of 1780 and 1806; The Rocky Mountain Eclipse of 1878; The Great New York City Winter Eclipse; Nantucket, the Astronomically Blessed; Eclipses of the Third Kind;...and a Fourth; Stepping Beyond the Solar System; An Eclipse Chaser's Guide; An Eclipse Whodunit; Appendix: Calculating Eclipses; Picture Credits; Glossary; Index

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