The Story of Eclipses
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Preface and Introduction
7:10 -
General Ideas
15:16 -
The ''Saros'' and the Periodicity of Eclipses
34:04 -
Miscellaneous Theoretical Matters Connected With Eclipses of the Sun (Chiefly)
11:55 -
What Is Observed During the Earlier Stages of an Eclipse of the Sun
24:03 -
What Is Observed During the Total Phase of an Eclipse of the Sun
22:13 -
What Is Observed After the Total Phase of an Eclipse is at an End
3:31 -
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Chinese
18:10 -
Are Eclipses Alluded to in the Bible?
30:49 -
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Classical
40:13 -
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - The Christian Era to the Norman Conquest
29:45 -
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Mediaeval and Modern
25:00 -
Eclipses of the Sun During the Nineteenth Century
26:53 -
The Electric Telegraph as Applied to Eclipses of the Sun
15:27 -
Eclipses of the Moon - General Principles
17:15 -
Eclipses of the Moon Mentioned in History
33:05 -
Catalogues of Eclipses: And Their Calculation
12:28 -
Strange Eclipse Customs
10:45 -
Eclipses in Shakespeare and the Poets
6:27 -
Brief Hints To Observers Of Eclipses Of the Sun
4:16 -
Transits and Occultations
6:32 -
Appendix: The Total Eclipse of the Sun of May 28, 1900
27:24
The Story of Eclipses (1899) is a public domain work.
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The approaching solar eclipse of May 28, 1900 gives George F. Chambers a practical starting point for explaining shadows in the sky. Written for general readers in 1899, this handbook begins with the movement and alignment of the Sun, Earth and Moon. Its contents extend from the recurring pattern of eclipses to the corona, shadow bands and changes observed as totality approaches. Lunar eclipses, transits and occultations also have their place.
Historical records provide another way into the subject. Chambers compares old descriptions of darkened skies with astronomical calculations, weighing possible dates and locations against the words of earlier observers. Chapters address eclipse customs, references in poetry and the use of the electric telegraph. An appendix supplies travel information for visitors to Spain and Portugal. Today the book offers a view of how popular astronomy combined explanation, historical inquiry and preparations for a public observing event.
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- George F. Chambers
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