Eclipse: The Science and History of Nature’s Most Spectacular Phenomenon
CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
Understanding an Eclipse
The Babylonians, Chroniclers of Eclipses
The Saros Cycle: the 6585-Day Coincidence
Ancient Predictions of Eclipses: Controversies
Tracking a Solar Eclipse
The Sun’s Surface: Victorian Solar Eclipses
Confirming General Relativity
The Last Eclipse of the Millennium
Glossary
Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Index
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About the Publisher