Mask of the sun
Subtitle: the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses
By: John Dvorak
Edition: First Pegasus Books edition.
Publisher: Pegasus Books Ltd.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781681773308
Subjects: Total solar eclipses; History; Solar eclipses; Saros cycle
Description: Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They have been thought of as harbingers of evil as well as a sign of the divine. An amazing phenomena unique to Earth, they have provided the key to much of what we now know and understand about the sun, our moon, gravity, and the workings of the universe. Dvorak provides explanations as to how and why eclipses occur-- as well as insight into the forthcoming eclipse of 2017 that will be visible across North America.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : New York, 1925; title: The heretic and the Pope; title: The invisible planets of Rahu and Ketu; title: Saros and the substitute king; title: Measuring the world; title: The waste of yin; title: A request to the curious; title: The annulus at Inch Bonney; title: A simple truth of nature; title: Eclipse chasers; title: Keys and kettledrums; title: The crucifixion and the Concorde; title: Einstein's error; title: The glorious corona; title: Epilogue : Illinois, 2017; title: Appendix : an eclipse primer.