Total Eclipses of the Sun : : Expanded Edition / / Jack B. Zirker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Zirker, Jack B.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Expanded
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 296
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (244 p.) :; 7 tables 70 figs.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface to the Paperback Edition --; Preface --; 1. Thirty Centuries of Eclipse Watching --; 2. Eclipses Explained --; 3. Time, Tide, and Gravity --; 4. The Chromosphere --; 5. The Solar Corona --; 6. Interplanetary Dust --; 7. The Earth's Atmosphere --; 8. Waves in the Earth's Atmosphere --; 9. A Test of General Relativity --; 10. "I Got Rhythm, You Got Rhythm" --; 11. Future Experiments: Is the Sun Shrinking? --; 12. The Great Hawaiian Eclipse --; Postscript --; Glossary --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400863990; 9783110413441; 9783110413595; 9783110442496
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400863990?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jack B. Zirker.

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.