Totality Eclipses of the Sun |
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| Author:
| Littmann, Mark
Espenak, Fred
Willcox, Ken |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-953209-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $99.05AUD $122.95 |
Book Description:
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An absolutely indispensable resource for anyone who plans to observe an eclipse, and a must read for all astronomy buffs, this superb new edition brims with the anecdotes, experiences, and advice of many veteran eclipse observers. Indeed, it is the best guide and reference book on solar eclipses ever written, packed with information on how to observe them; how to photograph and videotape them; why they occur; their history and mythology; how eclipses revealed the workings of the Sun...
More DescriptionAn absolutely indispensable resource for anyone who plans to observe an eclipse, and a must read for all astronomy buffs, this superb new edition brims with the anecdotes, experiences, and advice of many veteran eclipse observers. Indeed, it is the best guide and reference book on solar eclipses ever written, packed with information on how to observe them; how to photograph and videotape them; why they occur; their history and mythology; how eclipses revealed the workings of the Sun and made Einstein famous; and when and where to see future eclipses. Totality once again features the spectacular photography of Fred Espenak.