American eclipse a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world
In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned...
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New York, N.Y. :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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