By Anthony Aveni
because the first people appeared up and observed the sunlight swallowed by means of darkness, our species has been captivated by means of sun eclipses. Astronomer and anthropologist Anthony Aveni explains the background and tradition surrounding sunlight eclipses, from prehistoric Stonehenge to Babylonian construction myths, to a affirmation of Einstein’s concept of basic relativity, to a spectacle that left New Yorkers within the moon’s shadow, to destiny eclipses that might seize human imaginations.
in a single obtainable and interesting learn, Aveni explains the technology at the back of the phenomenon, tracks eclipses around the historic international, and examines the jobs of sun eclipses nowa days to bare the profound results those cosmic occasions have had on human background. coloured by means of his personal experiences—Aveni has witnessed 8 overall sun eclipses in his lifetime—his account of astronomy’s such a lot storied phenomenon will enthrall a person who has appeared up on the sky with wonder.
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