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The Resource American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world, David Baron, (sound recording)

American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world, David Baron, (sound recording)

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Summary
In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and higher learning were not anathema to femininity; and Thomas Edison, a young inventor and irrepressible showman. With vivid accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, Baron's page-turning drama not only brings to life the mythologized age of the Wild West in a totally unexpected way but forever memorializes an historic eclipse that would come to symbolize American science in its ascendance. --
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
7 audio discs (8.5 hr.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • Compact discs
Isbn
9781681685779
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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
Title
American eclipse
Title remainder
a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world
Statement of responsibility
David Baron
Title variation
Nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In vibrant historical detail, American Eclipse animates the fierce jockeying that came to dominate late nineteenth-century American astronomy, revealing the challenges faced by three of the most determined eclipse chasers who participated in this adventure. James Craig Watson, in his day a renowned asteroid hunter; Vassar astronomer Maria Mitchell, who fought to demonstrate that science and higher learning were not anathema to femininity; and Thomas Edison, a young inventor and irrepressible showman. With vivid accounts of train robberies and Indian skirmishes, Baron's page-turning drama not only brings to life the mythologized age of the Wild West in a totally unexpected way but forever memorializes an historic eclipse that would come to symbolize American science in its ascendance. --
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from book jacket
Cataloging source
BTCTA
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1964-
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Baron, David
Dewey number
523.7/80973
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
Q127.U6
LC item number
B2755 2017ab
Literary text for sound recordings
other
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Jonathan Yen
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Yen, Jonathan
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  • Science
  • Science
  • United States
  • Eclipses
  • Astronomy
  • Astronomy
Target audience
adult
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not applicable
Label
American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world, David Baron, (sound recording)
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Publication
Copyright
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  • Title from container
  • Compact discs
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unknown
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
7 audio discs (8.5 hr.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781681685779
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9781681685779
Other physical details
digital
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
  • 967200839
  • (OCoLC)967200839
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
American eclipse : a nation's epic race to catch the shadow of the moon and win the glory of the world, David Baron, (sound recording)
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • Title from container
  • Compact discs
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
7 audio discs (8.5 hr.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781681685779
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9781681685779
Other physical details
digital
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System control number
  • 967200839
  • (OCoLC)967200839
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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