Description: Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon Author: Frank Close Title: Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon Publication: Oxford University Press, 2017 Description: Hardcover. New hardcover in a new dust jacket. 8vo. (7.8 x 1.1 x 5.2 inches) Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes index, figures, maps, and photo plates. 219 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. On August 21st, over one hundred million people will gather across the USA to witness the most-watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, by popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of this beautiful natural phenomenon. The book explains why eclipses happen, reveals their role in history, literature and myth, and introduces us to eclipse chasers, who travel with ecstatic fervor to some of the most inaccessible places on the globe. The book also includes the author's quest to solve a 3000-year-old mystery: how did the moon move backward during a total solar eclipse, as claimed in the Book of Joshua? Eclipse is also the story of how a teacher inspired the author, aged eight, to pursue a career in science and a love affair with eclipses that has taken him to a war zone in the Western Sahara, the South Pacific, and the African bush. The tale comes full circle with another eight-year old boy - the author's grandson - at the 2017 great American eclipse. Readers of all ages will be drawn to this inspirational chronicle of the mesmerizing experience of total solar eclipse. Seller ID: 100607 Subject: Space, STEM, World History The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Book Title: Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon
Author: Frank Close
Language: English
ISBN: 9780198795490
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Year: 2017
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