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American Eclipse: A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World by David Baron
5.0
Engaging and Informative
In the wake of the total eclipse this past summer, this is a great read on the 1878 total eclipse that captured the imagination of the American scientific community, as told by the stories of some of the prominent Americans who chased it, like Vassar's Maria Mitchell, Michigan's James Craig Watson, and the Wizard of Menlo Park himself, Thomas Edison. Lots of good details and well researched make for an engaging narrative.
In the wake of the total eclipse this past summer, this is a great read on the 1878 total eclipse that captured the imagination of the American scientific community, as told by the stories of some of the prominent Americans who chased it, like Vassar's Maria Mitchell, Michigan's James Craig Watson, and the Wizard of Menlo Park himself, Thomas Edison. Lots of good details and well researched make for an engaging narrative.