The Under-Standing of Eclipses
Paperback/Science 114 pages English Aug 21, 2016
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This book (now in a 5th edition) methodically explains why eclipses of the sun and moon happen, their intricate patterns in time and space - and why they are so exciting.There are page-spreads, with dynamic globe diagrams, for examples of the main kinds of eclipse and several curious cases such as a "broken-ring eclipse", a "geometrically tight eclipse", a "globe-skimming eclipse". There is lingering many-page treatment of two great solar eclipses: the "ideal" one of July 1991 that went over Hawaii, Baja California, and Mexico; and that of August 2017 across the U.S.A. from Oregon to South Carolina.Rich illustrations, including the 12-page "bead curtain" chart of all eclipses from 1901 to 2116; "Eclipse stories" (with some cartoons); eclipses of the future; tables; index.
- Author:
- Guy Ottewell
- Publisher:
- Universal Workshop
- Publication Date:
- Aug 21, 2016
- Number of pages:
- 114 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Science
- ISBN-10:
- 0934546746
- ISBN-13:
- 9780934546744