American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world / David Baron.
American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world / David Baron.
By
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Baron, David, 1964-
Publication Date
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2017
Publication Information
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New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation,
Physical Description
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xii, 330 p. : col. ill., maps, chart.
Subject Term
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Eclipses.
Astronomy.
Civilization.
Science.
Astronomy -- History.
Science -- United States.
Geographic Term
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United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-308) and index.
Summary
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In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and higher learning were not anathema to femininity; and Thomas Edison, a young inventor and irrepressible showman. With vivid accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, Baron's page-turning drama not only brings to life the mythologized age of the Wild West in a totally unexpected way but forever memorializes an historic eclipse that would come to symbolize American science in its ascendance.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781631490163
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 523.78 B26 | Checked In |