Totality: the great American eclipses of 2017 and 2024
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Author:
Contributors:
Espenak, Fred, author.
Published:
Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xiii, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
A complete guide to solar eclipses for the general public with detailed coverage of the 2017 and 2024 total eclipses over the U.S. Well timed for the August 2017 eclipse over North America, it shows how, when, and where to see the coming total solar eclipses, how to photograph and video record them, and how to do so safely.--
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Guilford Adult Non-Fiction
523.7 LITTMAN
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780198795698, 0198795696
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-337) and index.
Description
A complete guide to solar eclipses for the general public with detailed coverage of the 2017 and 2024 total eclipses over the U.S. Well timed for the August 2017 eclipse over North America, it shows how, when, and where to see the coming total solar eclipses, how to photograph and video record them, and how to do so safely.--,Source other than Library of Congress.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Littmann, M., & Espenak, F. (2017). Totality: the great American eclipses of 2017 and 2024. First edition. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Littmann, Mark, 1939- and Fred, Espenak. 2017. Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Littmann, Mark, 1939- and Fred, Espenak, Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024. Oxford University Press, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Littmann, Mark and Fred Espenak. Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024. First edition. Oxford University Press, 2017.
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