Mask of the sun : the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses /

Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They have been thought of as harbingers of evil as well as a sign of the divine. An amazing phenomena unique to Earth, they have provided the key to much of what we now know and understand about the sun, our...

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Main Author:	Dvorak, John (John J.) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Pegasus Books Ltd., [2017]
Edition:	First Pegasus books edition.
Subjects:	Solar eclipses > History. Total solar eclipses > History. Saros cycle. SCIENCE > Astronomy. SCIENCE > Cosmology. SCIENCE > History. SCIENCE > Space Science. Solar eclipses. Total solar eclipses. Sonnenfinsternis Éclipses de soleil > Histoire. Nonfiction. History.