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In a solar eclipse, the moon passes in front of the sun, plunging part of Earth into partial or overall darkness.
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The magnificent sight of an overall solar eclipse feels like an uncommon experience, on a planetary scale, the typical time in between 2 such occasions is simply 18 monthswith some taking place much more detailed together. Now, thanks to centuries of studying the orbit of the sun and moon, we have the ability to properly forecast when and where the next eclipse will be far into the futureFor thousands of years of human culture, the lunar crossing of the sun stayed as strange in cause as it did in area.
In his book “Solar Eclipses” (Reaktion books, 2026), author and historian of astronomy William Sheehan returns to ancient times to find what effect this amazing celestial dance in between the sun and the moon had on ancient civilizations, and how gradually we started to comprehend the science choreographing it.
William Sheehan is a kept in mind historian of astronomy and an author. His books consist of “Mercury” (2018), “Saturn” (2019), “Venus” (2022)and “The Solar System” (2025) in Reaktion’s Kosmos series. He resides in Arizona, and asteroid 16037 is called Sheehan in his honour.
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