Mask of the Sun: The Science, History, and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses

Dvorak, John

ISBN 10: 1683244028 / ISBN 13: 9781683244028

Published by Center Point Pub, 2017

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Library discard! But pages very good, LARGE PRINT HARDCOVER.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mask of the Sun: The Science, History, and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses
• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683244028
• ISBN 13: 9781683244028
• Condition: Fair
• Dimensions: 3.18W x 14.61H x 22.23D centimeters 3.18 centimeters width by 14.61 centimeters height by 22.23 centimeters depth
• Weight: 589.67 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science
  • History

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Synopsis

What do Virginia Woolf, the rotation of hurricanes, Babylonian kings and Einstein s General Theory of Relativity all have in common? Eclipses. Always spectacular and, today, precisely predicable, eclipses have allowed us to know when the first Olympic games were played and, long before the first space probe, that the Moon was covered by dust.

About the Author

Originally trained as a lunar scientist, John Dvorak, PhD, spent twenty years operating a large telescope at Mauna Kea for the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii.  His writing has appeared as cover stories for Scientific American, Astronomy and Physics Today.  His books include Earthquake Storms and The Last Volcano, both available from Pegasus Books.