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Celestial Dynamics: what, why, and how

Celestial Dynamics: what, why, and how  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0002
Format: 
chapter
Which is more likely, a solar or a lunar eclipse? Most of us have seen a lunar eclipse, possibly several, whereas solar eclipses seem to occur rarely. In your lifetime, you will ... More
Eclipse Facts and Fictions

Eclipse Facts and Fictions  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0001
Format: 
chapter
What is a solar eclipse? The Moon’s diameter is 400 times smaller than the Sun’s, but the Moon is also 400 times closer to us, so, remarkably, the two bodies appear exactly the ... More
Eclipse Tourism

Eclipse Tourism  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0008
Format: 
chapter
When and where can I see a total lunar eclipse? To see a total lunar eclipse, simply stay at home. One will come your way within a year or two. Your biggest problem might be having ... More
Eclipse Watching

Eclipse Watching  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0007
Format: 
chapter
Watching a Partial Eclipse Which way does the eclipse travel? Relative to Earth, the Moon and Sun are moving at slightly different speeds, which means the Moon’s shadow ... More
Eclipses and Science

Eclipses and Science  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0003
Format: 
chapter
What science has come from eclipses? The philosophers of Ancient Greece used eclipses and occultation to build the first conception of a three-dimensional universe and overthrow ... More
Eclipses in History and Myth

Eclipses in History and Myth  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0004
Format: 
chapter
What links eclipses, Romulus, and the foundation of Rome? Classical literature has associated Romulus’s birth, his foundation of Rome, and his death, with eclipses. The most common ... More
Eclipses in Literature and Art

Eclipses in Literature and Art  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0005
Format: 
chapter
What examples of eclipses occur in literature? There are many examples of eclipses in literature. The first mention of an eclipse in classical literature is a description in ... More
The Total Experience

The Total Experience  

Frank Close

in Eclipses: What Everyone Needs to Know®

Published in Print: 
12 November 2019
Published Online: 
12 November 2020
DOI: 
10.1093/wentk/9780190902476.003.0006
Format: 
chapter
Why do colors change? In outer space, the sky is black and the Sun is a white disc, visible only in the direct line of sight—there is nothing to scatter its light. Here on Earth, ... More

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