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Total eclipses of the sun / J.B. Zirker.
LIBRA QB541 .Z57 1995
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zirker, Jack B.
- Series:
- Princeton science library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Solar eclipses.
- Solar eclipses--1991.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Expanded edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1995.
- 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).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691029520
- OCLC:
- 31739284
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