Moonshadow - The Story of the Total Eclipse

From the beginning of man's recorded history the awesome, almost magical spectacle of a total solar eclipse has cast a shadow over our lives.

From Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and medieval Britain to New Age prophecies and American space agency NASA, such a phenomenon that turns day into night has a meaning in our never-ending quest to understand the universe. But even as we view the total solar eclipse of the 11th minute of the 11th day of August 1999, the universe is so vast that 99% of its matter remains dark, unseen and unknown to us.

This book chronicles man's fascination with the breathtaking eclipse of the Sun.