Totality : eclipses of the sun /
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| Author / Creator: | Littmann, Mark, 1939- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 1999. |
| Description: | xviii, 268 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3983170 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments for Second Edition
- Acknowledgments for First Edition
- 1. The Experience of Totality
- 2. The Great Celestial Cover-Up
- 3. A Quest to Understand
- 4. Eclipses in Mythology
- 5. Strange Behavior of Man and Beast
- 6. Anatomy of the Sun
- 7. The First Eclipse Expeditions
- 8. The Eclipse That Made Einstein Famous
- 9. Modern Scientific Uses for Eclipses
- 10. Observing a Total Eclipse
- 11. Observing Safely
- 12. Eclipse Photography
- 13. The Pedigree of an Eclipse
- 14. The Eclipse of August 11, 1999
- 15. Coming Attractions, 2000-2020
- Appendix A. Total and Annular Eclipses: 1999-2052
- Appendix B. Recent Total and Annular Eclipses: 1970-1999
- Appendix C. Equipment Manufacturers and Retailers
- Appendix D. Eclipse and Astronomy Software
- Appendix E. Internet Resources
- Appendix F. Popular Astronomy Magazines and Journals
- Appendix G. NASA Solar Eclipse Bulletins
- Appendix H. Chronology of Discoveries about the Sun
- Glossary
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
