Mathematical Astronomical Morsels III: Mathematical Astronomical Morsels 3

Jean Meeus’s third book of his Morsels series continues his tradition of highlighting fascinating celestial trivia about the Moon, eclipses, planetary motions, and more. Find out why total eclipses never correspond with extreme lunar perigee or apogee. Discover the next time Venus and Mercury will simultaneously transit the Sun as seen from Earth. And for the superstitious, there is even a chapter discussing the frequency of Friday the 13th. In this volume, Meeus addresses 57 topics in total.