Currently on display in the Sanders Science Library is a selection of interesting books about solar eclipses. Please feel free to check out any of the books on display in preparation for the total solar eclipse occurring on August 21. Titles include:
- The solar eclipse of 2017: where and how to best view it
- In the shadow of the moon: the science, magic, and mystery of solar eclipses
- Totality: eclipses of the sun
- Chasing shadows: mathematics, astronomy, and the early history of eclipse reckoning
- How we see the sky: a naked-eye tour of day and night
- Chasing the sun: the epic story of the star that gives us light
- Cosmic imagery: key images in the history of science
- The 50 best sights in astronomy and how to see them: observing eclipses, bright comets, meteor showers, and other celestial wonders
- The heavens on earth: observatories and astronomy in nineteenth-century science and culture
- The universe unveiled: instruments and images through history
- The sun
- The black-day, or, a prospect of doomsday
- Eclipse: the celestial phenomenon that changed the course of history
- Total addiction: the life of an eclipse chaser
Furman University is hosting a free viewing of the total solar eclipse Aug. 21, at Paladin Stadium from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Most of the United States will see only a partial eclipse, but Greenville, South Carolina, falls directly within the eclipse’s region of totality. The viewing party will include:
- Streaming coverage from NASA
- Narration by Furman scientists from 2:15-2:45p.m.
- Educational activities
- Eclipse @ Furman viewing glasses
- Concessions and live music
