ECLIPSE: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon / FRANK CLOSE
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press , ©2017Description: xii, 219 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustration (some color), maps ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780198795490
- ECLIPSE
- 23 523.78
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Perpustakaan Alor Setar | RFIDTI | American Corner | LCK 523.78 CLO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A00739069 |
Includes index.
POPULAR SCIENCE. On 21 August 2017, over 100 million people will gather in a narrow belt across the USA to witness the most watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse - Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, written by the widely read popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this most beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen,reveals their role in history, literature and myth, and focuses on eclipse chasers, who travel with ecstatic fervour to some of the most inaccessible places on the globe to be present at the moment of totality.
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