Ebook: Eclipses of the Sun

Examines the historical accounts and scientific accomplishments related to solar eclipses. Specifically examines the prediction and verification of eclipses, the spectroscope, the surface of the sun, the structure of the atom, the flash spectrum, the importance of ionization, coronal theories, Einstein's theory of relativity, shadow bands, and related problems such as solar rotation, sun spot vortices, polarities, and others.