Author:
Westfall, John Edward, 1938-2018.
Imprint:New York ; Heidelberg : Springer, 2015.
Descriptionxxiv, 713 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Note:Celestial shadows -- Of orbs and orbits -- In Earth's shadow -- The lunar eclipse experience -- To darken the Earth -- Approaching shadows -- Multiplying moons -- A difference in degree: transits and eclipses -- Missed opportunities and finally-success! -- Homage to Horrocks -- "The famed phenomenon" -- 1769: Cook's Tour -- Further planetary pursuits -- A noble triumph--surpassed: The 1874 Transit -- 1882: Halley's (and Delisle's) last hurrah -- Postscript to parallaxes -- The June flowers of 2004 -- 2012--hail to thee, Venus--and fond farewell! -- Future transits -- When stars wink out -- Grasping a fleeting shadow -- Into the starry gulfs -- Appendix A: Transits of Mercury, 1605-2999 CE -- Appendix B: Transits of Venus, 5887 BCE-9886 CE -- Appendix C: Eclipsing variable stars -- Appendix D: Transiting exoplanets (Transit depths> 1 mmag).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
