Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon

by Frank Close

Book Overview

On August 21st, over one hundred million people will gather across the USA to witness the most-watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, by popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen, reveals their role in history, literature and myth, and introduces us to eclipse chasers, who travel with ecstatic fervor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198795491
• ISBN13: 9780198795490
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 7.8"