Pierre Léna 
Racing the Moon’s Shadow with Concorde 001 [PDF ebook] 

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This is the unique story of  observing a total solar eclipse for no less than 74 consecutive minutes. On the summer morning of June 30, 1973, the Sun rises on the Canary Islands. But it is strangely indented by the Moon. The eclipse of the century has just begun. From the west, the lunar shadow rushes to the African coast at a velocity of over 2000 kilometers per hour. Astronomers on the ground will enjoy seven short minutes of total eclipse to study the solar corona – too sh...

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Of eclipses and mankind.- Concorde, a dream taking off.- Clear obscurity.- Towards the longest eclipse in history.- Nothing to worry, it’s just an eclipse.- What a ...

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About the author

Transmitting to younger generations his own interest for science is a lifelong passion for Pierre Léna, who is an astrophysicist and member of the French Academy of...

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 103 ● ISBN 9783319217291 ● File size 4.5 MB ● Age 02-99 years ● Translator Stephen Lyle ● Publisher Springer International Publishing ● City Cham ● Country CH ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4642674 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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