Total Eclipses of the Sun

Expanded Edition

Jack B. Zirker (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2016 | Expanded Edition
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-63295-7 (ISBN)

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Eclipses have captured attention and sparked curiosity about the cosmos since the first appearance of humankind. Having been blamed for everything from natural disasters to the fall of kings, they are now invaluable tools for understanding many celestial as well as terrestrial phenomena. This clear, easy-to-understand guide explains what causes total eclipses and how they can be used in experiments to examine everything from the dust between the planets to general relativity. A new chapter has been added on the eclipse of July 11, 1991 (the great Hawaiian eclipse). Originally published in 1995. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Preface to the Paperback EditionPreface1Thirty Centuries of Eclipse Watching12Eclipses Explained283Time, Tide, and Gravity414The Chromosphere565The Solar Corona766Interplanetary Dust1067The Earth's Atmosphere1298Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere1489A Test of General Relativity16610"I Got Rhythm, You Got Rhythm"18311Future Experiments: Is the Sun Shrinking?19012The Great Hawaiian Eclipse197Postscript213Glossary215Index219

Erscheinungsdatum	27.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Zusatzinfo	7 tables 70 figs.
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	510 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Themenwelt	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	0-691-63295-2 / 0691632952
ISBN-13	978-0-691-63295-7 / 9780691632957
Zustand	Neuware