| Thomas Crump, a scholar in both anthropology and mathematics writes from
the perspective of both disciplines. He explains the motion of planets and moons
within the solar system and discusses the way eclipses have been used to develop different
themes in modern astronomy---including the confirmation of Einstein’s general theory
of relativity. Content The eclipse as phenomenon; The celestial
dynamics of eclipses; The prehistoric conundrum; The premodern history of eclipses; The
solution from Physics; The gateway to discovery; The problem of time and space; History,
sacred and profane; Anthropologists and travellers; Notes; Bibliography.
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