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Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth

Volcanoes, Fire From the Earth


by Maurice Krafft

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 175 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

By the great French volcanologist (who died on the job on Mount Unzen in Japan in 1992), this pocket guide features hundreds of full-color paintings, traces the study of volcanoes from early myth and legend to modern science. (GEO06, $15.95)

The Sun in Eclipse


by Michael Maunder | Patrick Moore

  • SCIENCE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 260 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Aimed at the experienced observer, this survey of solar eclipses not only explains the phenomenon but also includes suggestions on photography and viewing. (SCI27, $34.95)

The Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide


by Jay M. Pasachoff | Michael A. Covington

  • REFERENCE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 135 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Subtitled "How and Where to Observe and Photograph Solar and Lunar Eclipses," this brief practical guide includes everything you would want to know about photographing the phenomenon. (GEN29, $33.00)

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