Total solar eclipses-the perfect alignment of the Sun and Moon that causes the Sun's light to temporarily block part of the Earth's surface, creating a surreal twilight during the day and revealing the otherwise invisible gossamer tendrils of the spectacular atmosphere of the Sun-were common in the medieval, 18th, and 19th centuries-are the subject of this book. The book discusses the definition of a total solar eclipse and the reasons behind the...
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