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Story of Eclipses

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Story of Eclipses

George F. Chambers

Solar eclipses have both frightened and fascinated humankind for thousands of years. At first believed to be caused by angry gods punishing the people on Earth, we now know that a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and fully or partially covers the Sun. Ever since scientists were able to predict the next solar eclipse, people - at least the less superstitious ones - wanted to go there and see it for themselves.
This book, published in 1899, was written for potential spectators of the total eclipse of the Sun on May 28, 1900. It deals with the science behind solar eclipses and their prediction, and lists a number of known historic eclipses from antiquity to the 19th century. Also included are eclipses mentioned in books, strange customs surrounding the eclipses, and how best to watch one. (Summary by Ava)

Year of Publication: 1899Genres: Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics
Running Time: 07 hours 02 minutes 41 seconds
#Chapter Name
1
The Nights
Preface and Introduction
Availle
7:10
2
The Nights
General Ideas
Linda Olsen Fitak
15:16
3
The Nights
The ''Saros'' and the Periodicity of Eclipses
MaryAnn
34:04
4
The Nights
Miscellaneous Theoretical Matters Connected With Eclipses of the Sun (Chiefly)
Andrea Kotzer
11:55
5
The Nights
What Is Observed During the Earlier Stages of an Eclipse of the Sun
MaryAnn
24:03
6
The Nights
What Is Observed During the Total Phase of an Eclipse of the Sun
MaryAnn
22:13
7
The Nights
What Is Observed After the Total Phase of an Eclipse is at an End
MaryAnn
3:31
8
The Nights
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Chinese
MaryAnn
18:10
9
The Nights
Are Eclipses Alluded to in the Bible?
MaryAnn
30:49
10
The Nights
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Classical
John Carter
40:13
11
The Nights
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - The Christian Era to the Norman Conquest
Wayne Anderson
29:45
12
The Nights
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Mediaeval and Modern
DrPGould
25:00
13
The Nights
Eclipses of the Sun During the Nineteenth Century
DrPGould
26:53
14
The Nights
The Electric Telegraph as Applied to Eclipses of the Sun
Linda Olsen Fitak
15:27
15
The Nights
Eclipses of the Moon - General Principles
Kathleen Moore
17:15
16
The Nights
Eclipses of the Moon Mentioned in History
Kathleen Moore
33:05
17
The Nights
Catalogues of Eclipses: And Their Calculation
Lynda Marie Neilson
12:28
18
The Nights
Strange Eclipse Customs
Linda Olsen Fitak
10:45
19
The Nights
Eclipses in Shakespeare and the Poets
Amelia Chesley
6:27
20
The Nights
Brief Hints To Observers Of Eclipses Of the Sun
Amelia Chesley
4:16
21
The Nights
Transits and Occultations
Lynda Marie Neilson
6:32
22
The Nights
Appendix: The Total Eclipse of the Sun of May 28, 1900
DrPGould
27:24

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