American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World...

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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

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English

Liveright
07 July 2017

Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Solar system: the Sun & planets

In the summer of 1878 three ruthless and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another fought to prove that science was not an anathema to femininity. And a young, megalomaniacal inventor sought to test his bona fides and light the world through his revelations.

David Baron brings to life these three competitors—James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell and Thomas Edison—re-creating the jockeying of nineteenth-century astronomy. With accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, the last days of the Wild West come alive. A magnificent portrayal of America's dawn as a superpower, American Eclipse depicts a nation looking to the skies to reveal its ambition and expose its genius.

By: David Baron
Imprint: Liveright
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781631490163
ISBN 10: 1631490168
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 07 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Baron, an award-winning journalist, is a former science correspondent for NPR and former science editor for the public radio program The World. An incurable umbraphile whose passion for chasing eclipses began in 1998, he lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Reviews for American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World

American Eclipse is an incredibly well written work of non-fiction. It is clearly the result of considerable research and careful thought. And it tells a great story. -- Book of the Month - BBC Sky at Night Baron's stories are good ones, well told. -- Nature