Sun Moon Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets

by Tyler Nordgren

Book Overview

With beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspiring phenomenon: a total eclipse of the sun. In Sun Moon Earth , astronomer Tyler Nordgren illustrates how this most seemingly unnatural of natural phenomena was transformed from a fearsome omen to a tourist attraction. From the astrologers of ancient China...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465060927
• ISBN13: 9780465060924
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"