Read up on solar eclipses before this year’s big event
New books chronicle the science, history and cultural significance of these phenomena
By
Sid Perkins
8:00am, April 30, 2017
In August, the United States will experience its first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in nearly a century. Over the course of an hour and a half, the moon’s narrow shadow will slice across 12 states, from Oregon to South Carolina (SN: 8/20/16, p. 14). As many as 200 million people are expected to travel to spots where they can view the spectacle, in what could become one of the most watched eclipses in history. Excitement is building, hence the flurry of new books about the science, history and cultural significance of what is arguably one of Earth’s most awesome celestial phenomena.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/read-solar-eclipses-years-big-event?tgt=nr
