How Long to Read Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses

By Fred Espenak

How Long Does it Take to Read Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 29 minutes to read Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses by Fred Espenak

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

During the 5,000-year period from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 12,064 eclipses of the Moon. The eclipses are distributed as follows: 4,378 penumbral eclipses, 4,207 partial eclipses, and 3,479 total eclipses.The Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses contains an individual figures and maps for each eclipse showing the geographic regions of visibility for each phase (penumbral, partial, and total). The uncertainty in Earth's rotational period expressed in delta T and its impact on the geographic visibility of eclipses in the past and future is discussed.The statistics of the lunar eclipse distribution over 5,000 years are examined in detail. This includes eclipse types by month and by century, eclipse frequency in the calendar year, extremes in eclipse magnitude for all eclipse types, maximum durations of penumbral, partial, and total eclipses, and eclipse duos (two eclipses within 30 days of each other).Finally, the periodicity of lunar eclipses is investigated with particular attention to the Saros cycle. Tables list the start and end dates, number, and type of eclipses of every Saros series in progress during the 5,000-year period covered by the Five Millennium Canon.The Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses comprises two volumes. Volume 1 covers eclipses for the years -1999 to 0, while Volume 2 covers the years 1 to 3000.

How long is Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses?

Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses by Fred Espenak is 324 pages long, and a total of 82,296 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 29 minutes to read Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses aloud.

What Reading Level is Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses?

Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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