Mask of the sun : the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses / John Dvorak.
Mask of the sun : the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses / John Dvorak.
Mask of the sun : the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses / John Dvorak.
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
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G 2017/1548
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English
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Physical content
xxvii, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
New York, 1925 -- The heretic and the Pope -- The invisible planets of Rahu and Ketu -- Saros and the substitute king -- Measuring the world -- The waste of yin -- A request to the curious -- The annulus at Inch Bonney -- A simple truth of nature -- Eclipse chasers -- Keys and kettledrums -- The Cru...
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Publisher
New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Edition
First Pegasus Books edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2017.
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Mask of the sun : the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses / John Dvorak.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
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G 2017/1548
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74VKVVeWLkx3
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ISBN
1681773309 (hbk.)
9781681773308 (hbk.)
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523.7809
MMS ID
991024098422702626
