Sun, Moon, Earth, the History of Solar Eclipses

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Type: 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

Keywords: Total Solar Eclipse

Held on: Jul 29, 2017 (Sat) at 02:00 PM to Jul 29, 2017 (Sat) at 03:00 PM

Speaker: Dr. Tyler Nordgren

Location: Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way S, Seattle, Washington

Event Coordinator: David W. Ingram

Overview

 On Monday, August 21st, 2017, over tens of million of Americans will witness the first total eclipse of the sun in America in almost forty years.  

In Sun, Moon, Earth: The History of Solar Eclipses from Omens of Doom to Einstein and Exoplanets author, astronomer, artist and professor Tyler Nordgren illustrates how different cultures interpret eclipses through a series of accounts from a variety of ancient and modern scientists. A book signing immediately follows Dr. Nordgren's lecture.

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Latitude 47.517993, Longitude -122.296384

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