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The Story of Eclipses

by George F. Chambers

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Chapter I — Introduction
  3. 3Chapter II — General Ideas
  4. 4Chapter III — The “Saros” and the Periodicity of Eclipses
  5. 5Chapter IV — Miscellaneous Theoretical Matters Connected With Eclip…
  6. 6Chapter V — What Is Observed During the Earlier Stages of an Eclips…
  7. 7Chapter VI — What Is Observed During the Total Phase of an Eclipse…
  8. 8Chapter VII — What Is Observed After the Total Phase of an Eclipse…
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History — Chinese
  10. 10Chapter IX — Are Eclipses Alluded to in the Bible?
  11. 11Chapter X — Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History — Classical
  12. 12Chapter XI — Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History — The Christi…
  13. 13Chapter XII — Eclipses of the Sun Mentioned in History — Mediæval a…
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Eclipses of the Sun During the Nineteenth Century
  15. 15Chapter XIV — The Electric Telegraph as Applied to Eclipses of the Sun
  16. 16Chapter XV — Eclipses of the Moon — General Principles
  17. 17Chapter XVI — Eclipses of the Moon Mentioned in History
  18. 18Chapter XVII — Catalogues of Eclipses: And Their Calculation
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — Strange Eclipse Customs
  20. 20Chapter XIX — Eclipses in Shakespeare and the Poets
  21. 21Chapter XX — Brief Hints to Observers of Eclipses of the Sun
  22. 22Chapter XXI — Transits and Occultations
  23. 23Appendix

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