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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Aveni, Anthony F., author.     Subjects     Solar eclipses.     Eclipses.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Aveni, Anthony F., author.       by title:      In the shadow of the...         MARC Display

In the shadow of the moon : the science, magic, and mystery of solar eclipses / Anthony Aveni. by Aveni, Anthony F., author. New Haven : Yale University Press, c2017. Subjects Solar eclipses.   Eclipses. ISBN:  9780300223194 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0300223196 (hardcover : alk. paper) Description:  xi, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm Contents:  An introduction to solar eclipses. Colossal celestial spectacles ; Watching people watch eclipses ; What you see and why you see it -- Eclipses in the ancient world. Eclipses computer Stonehenge ; Babylonian decryptions ; Greek science ; The Crucifixion darkness ; Ancient Chinese secrecy ; Maya prediction ; Aztec sacrifice -- Eclipses in the modern age. The rebirth of eclipse science is Islam and Europe ; The New England Eclipses of 1806 ; Expedition to Pike's Peak, 1878 ; New York's Central Park, 1925 -- Lessons from eclipses. The eclipses as cartographer and timekeeper ; Zoologists chasing shadow -- Personal eclipses. Eclipses in culture -- A confession -- Appendix. A brief chronology of solar eclipses. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 523.7809 Av Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.7809 Aveni Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 523.7809 Av Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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