NEW SCIENTIST
'...enthralling ... gripping ... an excellent overview of the history and astronomy of the phenomenon'
THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE
'...everything you need to know on the subject'
THE SUNDAY TIMES
'sound and entirely sane'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Duncan Steel's ECLIPSE ... casts a wonderful light on the Earth-darkening event heading our way'
EVENING STANDARD
'...uses storytelling to woo us into the history of astronomical discovery'
Product Description
In August 1999, for the first time in more than 70 years, the northern hemisphere will experience a total eclipse of the sun. This book is an engaging, accessible and authoritative account of this phenomenon and how it has affected humanity from the beginning of time. Author is Adelaide-based director of Spaceguard Australia.
About the Author
Duncan Steel is a space researcher at the University of Salford in Manchester. He has been much involved in the quest to identify asteroids and comets which threaten life on Earth, the dynamics of solar system objects, and the effects of celestial events on ancient civilisations.
