Mask of the sun: the science, history, and forgotten lore of eclipses [First Pegasus books edition] 9781681773308, 9781681773858, 1681773309

Prologue : New York, 1925 -- The heretic and the Pope -- The invisible planets of Rahu and Ketu -- Saros and the substit

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English Pages xxvii, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm Year 2017;2016

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Table of contents :
Prologue : 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 crucifixion and the Concorde --
Einstein's error --
The glorious corona --
Epilogue : Illinois, 2017 --
Appendix : an eclipse primer.

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