The Story of Eclipses


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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) (7 hr 2 min)

Capítulos

Preface and Introduction 7:10 Leído por Availle
General Ideas 15:16 Leído por Linda Olsen Fitak
The ''Saros'' and the Periodicity of Eclipses 34:04 Leído por MaryAnn
Miscellaneous Theoretical Matters Connected With Eclipses of the Sun (Chiefly) 11:55 Leído por Andrea Kotzer
What Is Observed During the Earlier Stages of an Eclipse of the Sun 24:03 Leído por MaryAnn
What Is Observed During the Total Phase of an Eclipse of the Sun 22:13 Leído por MaryAnn
What Is Observed After the Total Phase of an Eclipse is at an End 3:31 Leído por MaryAnn
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Chinese 18:10 Leído por MaryAnn
Are Eclipses Alluded to in the Bible? 30:49 Leído por MaryAnn
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Classical 40:13 Leído por John Carter
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - The Christian Era to the Norman Conq… 29:45 Leído por Wayne Anderson
Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History - Mediaeval and Modern 25:00 Leído por DrPGould
Eclipses of the Sun During the Nineteenth Century 26:53 Leído por DrPGould
The Electric Telegraph as Applied to Eclipses of the Sun 15:27 Leído por Linda Olsen Fitak
Eclipses of the Moon - General Principles 17:15 Leído por Kathleen Moore
Eclipses of the Moon Mentioned in History 33:05 Leído por Kathleen Moore
Catalogues of Eclipses: And Their Calculation 12:28 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Strange Eclipse Customs 10:45 Leído por Linda Olsen Fitak
Eclipses in Shakespeare and the Poets 6:27 Leído por Amelia Chesley
Brief Hints To Observers Of Eclipses Of the Sun 4:16 Leído por Amelia Chesley
Transits and Occultations 6:32 Leído por Lynda Marie Neilson
Appendix: The Total Eclipse of the Sun of May 28, 1900 27:24 Leído por DrPGould