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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Documents the efforts of three scientists to observe the rare total solar eclipse of 1878, citing how the ambitions of James Craig Watson, Maria Mitchell, and Thomas Edison helped America's early pursuits as a scientific superpower.
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PUBLISHED
New York. : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: xiii, 330 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781631490163
1631490168
SUBJECTS
Science -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Science -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Eclipses -- History.
Astronomy -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Astronomy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918.