Book
In the shadow of the moon : the science, magic, and mystery of solar eclipses / Anthony Aveni.
Record details
- ISBN: 0300223196
- ISBN: 9780300223194
- Physical Description: 312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-298) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | An introduction to solar eclipses. Colossal celestial spectacles ; Watching people watch eclipses ; What you see and why you see it -- Eclipses in the ancient world. Eclipses computer Stonehenge ; Babylonian decryptions ; Greek science ; The Crucifixion darkness ; Ancient Chinese secrecy ; Maya prediction ; Aztec sacrifice -- Eclipses in the modern age. The rebirth of eclipse science is Islam and Europe ; The New England Eclipses of 1806 ; Expedition to Pike's Peak, 1878 ; New York's Central Park, 1925 -- Lessons from eclipses. The eclipses as cartographer and timekeeper ; Zoologists chasing shadow -- Personal eclipses. Eclipses in culture -- A confession -- Appendix. A brief chronology of solar eclipses. |
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| Subject: | Solar eclipses. Eclipses. |
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| Ray County Library | 523.7 AVE (Text) | 2901761127 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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