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Mask of the sun

the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses

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An edition of Mask of the sun (2017)

Mask of the sun

the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses

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Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They have been thought of as harbingers of evil as well as a sign of the divine. An amazing phenomena unique to Earth, they have provided the key to much of what we now know and understand about the sun, our moon, gravity, and the workings of the universe. Dvorak provides explanations as to 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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Pegasus Books Ltd.
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English
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272

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Subjects
Total solar eclipses, History, Solar eclipses, Saros cycle, Sun, Eclipses, Eclipses -- History, Large type books

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Mask of the Sun: The Science, History and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses
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2017, Pegasus Books
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2017, Pegasus Books Ltd.
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Table of Contents

Prologue : 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
Epilogue : Illinois, 2017
Appendix : an eclipse primer.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
523.7/809
Library of Congress
QB541 .D846 2017, QB541

The Physical Object

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xxvii, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
272

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OL27233481M
Internet Archive
maskofsunscience0000dvor
ISBN 10
1681773309
ISBN 13
9781681773308
OCLC/WorldCat
951925837

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