Totality
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Totality: Eclipses of the Sun
By Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, Ken WillcoxLiu Hsiang first in China to explain that the Moon's motion hides the Sun to cause solar eclipses 150 a.d.? Ptolemy (Alexandria) demonstrates the computation of solar and lunar eclipses based on their apparent motions rather than the ...
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Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024
By Mark Littmann, Fred EspenakLang, Kenneth R. Sun, Earth, and Sky. New York: Springer, 1995. Lang, Kenneth R; and Owen Gingerich, editors. ... Lockyer, William J. S. “The Total Eclipse of the Sun, April 1911, as Observed at Vavau,Tonga Islands,” in Bernard Lovell, ...
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Totality: Eclipses of the Sun
By Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, Ken WillcoxThe book explains how to observe eclipses, how to photograph them, why they occur, their history and mythology, and when and where to see future eclipses.
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Totality: Eclipses of the Sun
By Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak, Ken Willcox... as the Moon's orbital speed because of the orbital motion of the Earth): 2,100 miles per hour 2,100 miles per hour 3,380 kilometers per hour Orbital eccentricity of Moon: 0.05490 Inclination of Moon's orbit to plane of Earth's orbit ...
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Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024
By Mark Littmann, Fred EspenakPraise for the previous edition 'A relaxed, well-written and information-packed expedition discovering the history of eclipses' - The Sky at Night A complete guide to the most stunning of celestial sights, a total eclipse of the Sun ...
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Totality: The Great Eclipse
By Edward BowieMichele's story intertwines with mysteries stretching back in time, from Imperial Russia on the threshold of the First World War all the way back to a desolate, sand-buried temple in ancient Egypt, tracing genuine total eclipses and real ...