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Eclipse Science and History
by Mcevoy, J P
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- New
- ISBN 10
- 184115184X
- ISBN 13
- 9781841151847
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New. New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket 224p : ill, maps, ports; 18 cm Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Portraits Book Description Eclipse shows how the English Astronomer Norman Lockyer named the element Helium from the spectra of the eclipsed Sun, and how in Cambridge Arthur Eddinton predicted the proof of Einstein s General Relativity from the bending of sunlight during the famous African eclipse of 1919 During late morning on 11 August, 1999 the shadow of the last total eclipse of the Millennium will cut across the Cornwall Peninsula and skirt the coast of Devon before moving on to the continent, ending its journey at sunset in the Bay of Bengal, India Britain s next eclipse will be in September, 2090 Throughout history, mankind has exhibited a changing response to the eclipse of the sun The ancient Mexicans believed the Sun and the Moon were quarrelling whilst the Tahitians thought the two celestial objects were making love Today, astronomers can calculate the exact pat
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- Bookseller
- Pine Tree Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8774283985
- Title
- Eclipse Science and History
- Author
- Mcevoy, J P
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 184115184X
- ISBN 13
- 9781841151847
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- July 15, 1999
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