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BRUNIER, SERGE & LUMINET, JEAN-PIERRE. Glorious Eclipses: Their Past, Present And Future.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2000. 0521791480 / 9780521791489 First English Production. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition but there is a very slight tear in the dustjacket.
Stargazers who may have missed the last total solar eclipse of the 20th century this past summer have just been given another chance to observe this "once in a lifetime" occurrence. Inside Glorious Eclipses they will find startling images and rich personal accounts that fully capture this event and other recent eclipses. The book will also insure that readers will not miss another eclipse in the next 60 years! Specially designed in a beautiful, large format, the volume portrays eclipses of all kinds--lunar, solar, and those occurring elsewhere in the Solar System and beyond. Brunier and Luminet have gathered together all aspects of eclipses, and carefully selected a host of lavish images. The authors detail the history of eclipses, the celestial mechanics involved, their observation, and scientific interest. Personal accounts of recent eclipses are also included as well as all relevant information about forthcoming eclipses up to 2060. Complete with NASA maps and data, Glorious Eclipses is the ultimate source for all those interested in these remarkable (and rare) celestial events. Serge Brunier is chief editor of the journal Ciel et Espace, a photo-journalist, and the author of many nonfiction books aimed at both specialists and the general public. Jean-Pierre Luminet is an astrophysicist at the Paris-Meudon Observatory and director of research at the Centre pour la Recherche Scientifique. He is the author of many popular astronomy books, including Black Holes (Cambridge University Press, 1992). The contents of this book is as follows: 1. Introduction: stories of eclipses; 2. Eclipses throughout history; 3. Eclipses and celestial mechanics; 4. Eclipses in the Solar System; 5. Eclipses and science; 6. The last eclipse of the second Millennium; 7. How to photograph eclipses; Appendices. Includes an Index. Translated into English from the French by Storm Dunlop. "This is the ultimate eclipse book...successfully brings the beauty of total solar eclipses to the fore...there is much that is excellent in the book. The charts of future eclipses at the end of the book are redrawn at the highest quality...As a book of history, myth, literature, photography and expeditionary experiences, Glorious Eclipses is outstanding." Nature
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BRUNIER, SERGE. Space Odyssey: The First Forty Years Of Space Exploration.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2002. 0521813565 / 9780521813563 First English Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition.
From the first flight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961, via Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon in 1969, to the latest Mars missions, it has taken only forty years for the exploration of space to become one of humanity's greatest ever achievements. Space Odyssey follows through the great moments of this saga, telling the tale of the four hundred men and women who have been into space, some of whom have walked on the Moon. Filled with spectacular photographs. Translated into English from the French by Stephen Lyle. Includes an Index.
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BRUNIER, SERGE. Space Odyssey: The First Forty Years Of Space Exploration.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 2002. 0521813565 / 9780521813563 First English Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book.
From the first flight by Yuri Gagarin in 1961, via Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon in 1969, to the latest Mars missions, it has taken only forty years for the exploration of space to become one of humanity's greatest ever achievements. Space Odyssey follows through the great moments of this saga, telling the tale of the four hundred men and women who have been into space, some of whom have walked on the Moon. Filled with spectacular photographs. Translated into English from the French by Stephen Lyle. Includes an Index.
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