Author: STEEL, DUNCAN
Title: Eclipse - the Celestial Phenomenon Which Has Changed the Course of History
Description: London, Headline. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 0747273855). Hard Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Fine copy with Fine coloured pictorial dustjacket of painting of a solar eclipse by Balthasar Wigand. A comprehensive history of eclipses from the first recordings in ancient times and by many civilisations to the present with it's modern scientific research. Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and diagrams. A fascinating and very readable work which not only describes the science but also examines the significance to humankind. D4E. Fine/Fine.

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