Ever since biblical times, eclipses have caused a sensation. Ancient civilizations saw them as signs of divine displeasure or augurs of good fortune. This work explains eclipses, their science and their significance to humankind.
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There was a review of Eclipse in the Independent 15/7
Duncan Steel is a space researcher at the University of Salford
who has been much involved in the quest to identify asteroids and
comets which threaten life on Earth. He has had an asteroid named
for him by colleagues (4713 Steel), and has also himself named
asteroids for various people including his two sons, his wife, the
great cricketer Sir Donald Bradman, the SF author Sir Arthur C.
Clarke, and the character Felix Happer in the movie Local Hero,
who really wanted a comet named for himself. Steel has a special
interest in the dynamics of solar system objects, and the effects
of celestial events on ancient civilisations.
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