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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

A total eclipse of the sun is perhaps the most awesome sight in the heavens. Totality: Eclipses of the Sun takes you to eclipses of the past, present, and future, and lets you see-and feel-why people travel to the ends of the Earth to observe them. For this new Oxford University Press edition, NASA astronomer and eclipse authority Fred Espenak joins Mark Littman and Ken Willcox to add his eclipse-chasing experiences, photographic techniques, maps, and eclipse predictions. The new edition includes numerous black-and-white photographs and an 8-page color section. A full chapter is devoted to the great eclipse of August 11, 1999, that sweeps across Europe and the Middle East. The book concludes with individual maps for every solar eclipse through the year 2020.

Totality offers the history, mythology, and science of eclipses, and much more. A team of eclipse veterans helps you observe and photograph eclipses of the Sun. Dozens of vignettes, tables, and diagrams provide insight into little-known aspects of eclipses. These features, combined into an exciting, easy-to-read story, make Totality a valuable guide, a lasting reference-and a fascinating book.

(Extracted from the dust jacket).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

-Contents.

-Foreword.
-Acknowledgments for Second Edition.
-Acknowledgments for First Edition.

-1. The Experience of Totality.

-2. The Great Celestial Cover-Up.

-3. A Quest to Understand.

-4. Eclipses in Mythology.
-5. Strange Behaviour of Man and Beast.
-6. Anatomy of the Sun.
-7. The First Eclipse Expeditions.
-8. The Eclipse That Made Einstein Famous.
-9. Modern Scientific Uses for Eclipses.
-10. Observing a Total Eclipse.
-11. Observing Safely.
-12. Eclipse Photography.
-13. The Pedigree of an Eclipse.
-14. The Eclipse of August 11, 1999.
-15. Coming Attractions, 2000-2010.
-Appendix A. Total and Annular Eclipses: 1999-2052.
-Appendix B. Recent Total and Annular Eclipses: 1970-1999.
-Appendix C. Equipment Manufacturers and Retailers.
-Appendix D. Eclipse and Astronomy Software.
-Appendix E. Internet Resources.
-Appendix F. Popular Astronomy Magazines and Journals.
-Appendix G. NASA Solar Eclipse Bulletins.
-Appendix H. Chronology of Discoveries about the Sun.
-Glossary.
-Notes.

-Selected Bibliography.

-Index.