Recommended reading on nature-related topics from librarians at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library.

Casting Shadows: Solar and Lunar Eclipses with the Planetary Society
By Bruce Betts (PhD)

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“The year 2024 is set to have multiple solar and lunar eclipses. But what do you know about eclipses? With engaging diagrams and photos, readers will learn all about eclipses in an approachable way.” -- Provided by publisher
 

Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein's Theory of Relativity
By Darcy Pattison

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“In simple language, this nonfiction illustrated picture book explains how the push (acceleration) and pull (gravity) of space affects light. Back matter includes information on Einstein, Eddington, and the original photograph of the 1919 solar eclipse.”

-- Bibliocommons

The Hunt for Vulcan
By Thomas Levenson

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“A dramatic human story of an epic quest, The Hunt for Vulcan offers insight into how science really advances (as opposed to the way we’re taught about it in school) and how the best work of the greatest scientists reveals an artist’s sensibility. Opening a new window onto our world, Levenson illuminates some of our most iconic ideas as he recounts one of the strangest episodes in the history of science.” -- Bibliocommons

Solar Eclipses 2024-2027
By Sheridan Williams

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“Seeing a total solar eclipse ('totality'-when the sun is fully obscured by the moon) is a bucket-list event, generating a sense of wonder and even an 'end-of-the-world' sensation. New from Bradt, Solar Eclipses 2024-2027 is the only guide to cover the world's next three total solar eclipses, arguably Nature's most incredible spectacle. Written by an eclipse expert, this guide offers potential eclipse-tourists and eclipse-chasers alike everything they need to understand, prepare for and travel to each eclipse.”

-- Bibliocommons

Solar Eclipse: Myth, Legend, and Reality
By Pablo Ruiz

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“Ancient humans must have found eclipses unnerving and unpredictable… It is both dramatic and transient when a solar eclipse takes place. Due to diffraction on the moon's surface and its jaggedness, a solar eclipse appears to remove the sun from the sky as the sun disappears. However, this simple explanation has fascinated humans for thousands of years. Shrouded in mystery, it is both a connection to the heavens but also what makes us feel uniquely human.” -- Bibliocommons

What Happens Next
By Claire Swinarski

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“It's summer in Moose Junction, and twelve-year-old Abby McCourt should be excited about the approaching solar eclipse, especially because she's obsessed with astronomy, but she's not. After the incident at the Memorial Day barbecue, nothing has been the same… Then world-renowned astronomer Dr. Leo Lacamoire arrives in town on a mission to find a telescope that was stolen from him and employs Abby's help. Together, they hatch a plan that might be able to get them both what they want, a way to heal what the past has broken.” -- Book jacket

What is a Solar Eclipse?
By Dana Meachen Rau

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“Just in time for the third North American total solar eclipse of the twenty-first century, this book explains how to safely observe solar eclipses, how long eclipses last, and why they result in a blackout period during the day. Young armchair astronomers and astronauts will be inspired by the wonders of outer space and what exists beyond our atmosphere as they learn more about the moon, the sun, and our earth. What really happens during a solar eclipse and how does it affect the energy in our atmosphere?”

-- Provided by publisher