Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Knowr

by Frank Close

Book Overview

"Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?" If the question caused you to search your memory, the correct answer would have been "no." A common response is: "Yes--I saw one, it was about 90% partial eclipse where I lived." A 90% partial eclipse is indeed a remarkable phenomenon, but true totality leaves all else in the shade, in all senses of the phrase. Ask the question of anyone who has experienced the full sensation of being obliterated by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190902469
• ISBN13: 9780190902469
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"