Total Eclipses
| Author | : Pierre Guillermier |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1999-07-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1852331607 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781852331603 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (603 Downloads) |
Download or read book Total Eclipses written by Pierre Guillermier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-07-16 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lively and easy to understand, Total Eclipses presents the myths and legends associated with solar and lunar eclipses through the ages, the mechanisms governing these events, their beauty, and the wealth of information gleaned from them by astronomers and astrophysicists. "Gives a wide variety of information on observing eclipses for the novice as well as on the value of eclipses to professionals...any reader can find information at an interesting and appropriate level and can be sure that he is being guided knowledgeably." -NATURE