De meeste mensen kennen maar twee typen zonnewijzers: de hoepelsfeer die je soms in tuinen ziet, en muurzonnewijzers aan kerken of oude gebouwen. Maar er zijn vele manieren om uit de stand van de zon aan de hemel de tijd te weten te komen. Na een…
Dit boek gaat, zoals de titel het zegt, over de Zon en zijn relatie tot de Aarde. Het is een uitgave van Volkssterrenwact MIRA en beschikbaar bij, onder andere, de VVS en Stichting de Koepel. Na een inleiding van Frank Deboosere beginnen we meteen…
Everybody is interested in eclipses - particularly eclipses of the Sun. Ever since ancient times they have aroused excitement and, in previous years, alarm! This book by Sheridan Williams is most timely. So far as I know there is nothing else like…
It is predicted that in the morning of Wednesday, 11th August 1999, darkness will descend in Cornwall and Devon as the Sun becomes a smaller and smaller crescent of light and disappears altogether. A total eclipse of the sun is a once-in-a-lifetime…
This is a comprehensive biography of the sun, written by leading BBC journalist David Whitehouse. Since man first became conscious he has sought to understand the nature of the sun; he has worshipped it, been inspired to produce great art about it,…
This book contains all the information you could possibly need to know about observing an eclipse of the Sun, Earth's nearest star. Michael Maunder is a photographer and experienced eclipse observer, and has teamed up with Patrick Moore to write what…