Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024

✍ Scribed by Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2023
Tongue: English
Leaves: 401
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Praise for the previous edition
'A relaxed, well-written and information-packed expedition discovering the history of eclipses' - The Sky at Night

A complete guide to the most stunning of celestial sights, a total eclipse of the Sun

Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 is the most comprehensive source of information, photographs, and illustrations to help readers understand and safely enjoy all aspects of solar eclipses. It includes information on how best to photograph and video record an eclipse, as well as abundant maps, diagrams, and charts, as well as covering the science, history, mythology, and folklore of eclipses.

This new edition focuses especially on the eclipse of April 8, 2024 that passes across Mexico, the United States, and Canada, including detailed maps, precise locations, and weather prospects.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Praise Page
Ttile
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Contents
Acknowledgements
1 The Experience of Totality
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
2 The Great Celestial Cover-Up
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
3 Ancient Efforts to Understand
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
4 Eclipses in Mythology
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
5 The Strange Behavior of Man and Beast—Long Ago
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
6 The Sun at Work
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
7 The First Eclipse Chasers
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
8 The Eclipse That Made Einstein Famous
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
9 Observing a Total Eclipse
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
10 Eye Safety During Solar Eclipses
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
11 The Strange Behavior of Man and Beast—Modern Times
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
12 Eclipse Photography
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
13 Remembering the All-American Eclipse of 2017
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
14 Coming Back to America—The Total Eclipse of 2024
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
15 The Weather Outlook
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
16 When Is the Next One? Total Eclipses: 2025–2033
A MOMENT OF TOTALITY
17 Epilogue: Eclipses—Cosmic Perspective, Human Perspective
Appendix A: Maps for Every Solar Eclipse 2024–2045
Appendix B: Total, Annular, and Hybrid Eclipses: 2024–2070
Appendix C: Total Eclipses in the United States: 1900–2100
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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