Glorious Eclipses: Their Past Present and Future

by Serge Brunier , Jean-Pierre Luminet , Translated by Storm Dunlop

• ISBN13: 9780521791489
• ISBN10: 0521791480
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This beautiful large-format volume deals with eclipses of all kinds - lunar, solar and even those elsewhere in the Solar System and beyond. Bringing together in one place all aspects of eclipses, and lavishly illustrated throughout, Glorious Eclipses covers the history of eclipses from ancient times, the celestial mechanics involved, their observation and scientific interest. Personal accounts are given of recent eclipses, up to and including the last total solar eclipse of the twentieth century: the one on August 11th 1999 that passed across Europe, Romania, Turkey and India. This unique book contains the best photographs taken all along its path and is the perfect souvenir for all those who tried or wished to see it. In addition, it contains all you need to know about forthcoming eclipses up to 2060, complete with NASA maps and data, making it the perfect resource for both novice and veteran eclipse-chasers.

Table of Contents

Preface	6	(2)
Journeys of an eclipse chaser, Serge Brunier	8	(16)
The story of eclipses, the story of people, Jean-Pierre Luminet	24	(30)
Songs of the eclipses, Jean-Pierre Luminet	54	(8)
The dance of the Sun and Moon, Jean-Pierre Luminet	62	(24)
The great cosmic clockwork, Serge Brunier	86	(20)
By the light of eclipses, Jean-Pierre Luminet	106	(16)
11 August 1999: the last eclipse of the millennium, Serge Brunier	122	(64)
Atlas of eclipses of the Sun and Moon	138	(2)
Solar eclipses
Observing and photographing eclipses of the Sun	140	(10)
Global charts of total and annular eclipses of the Sun until 2060	150	(6)
Detailed charts of total and annular eclipses of the Sun until 2020	156	(14)
Lunar eclipses
Observing and photographing eclipses of the Moon	170	(6)
Detailed charts of total eclipses of the Moon until 2020	176	(10)
Glossary	186	(3)
Index	189	(2)
Bibliography, photographic credits	191