Towards a Global History of the 1860 Total Solar Eclipse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6427472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Kent (0000-0002-5412-6552, University of St Andrews), James R Garrison (0000-0001-9328-1566, University College London), Megan Briers (0000-0003-3058-4353, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science), Ileana Chinnici (0000-0002-3536-1709, Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo), Frédéric Soulu (Nantes Université), Daniel Belteki (0000-0002-8152-6244, Science Museum Group) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 8-38 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | HoST - Journal of History of Science and Technology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1646-7752 • E-ISSN: 1646-7752 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.2478/host-2025-0002 |
| OpenAlex | W4412110164 |
| Language | EN |
The path of eclipse totality across North America, Spain, and Northern Africa on 18 July 1860 was accessible to a wide range of observers in diverse geographical and socio-political contexts, the infrastructures of which shaped individual expedition logistics. This joint paper combines in a single frame of reference accounts from British, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Algerian, and North American expedition parties. A focus on the scientific objectives of these observers with varied circumstances, institutions, and funding sources raises the question of a global approach to the history of observing the total solar eclipse in 1860
Astrobiology · Astronomy · Eclipse · Physics · Solar eclipse · Computer Science · Environmental Science · History and Developments in Astronomy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |