04018nam 22007215 450 991030040580332120200702114227.03-319-21729-110.1007/978-3-319-21729-1(CKB)3710000000498934(EBL)4081987(SSID)ssj0001585485(PQKBManifestationID)16264596(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001585485(PQKBWorkID)14865944(PQKB)10643097(DE-He213)978-3-319-21729-1(MiAaPQ)EBC4081987(PPN)258855924(PPN)190534095(EXLCZ)99371000000049893420151031d2015 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRacing the Moon’s Shadow with Concorde 001[electronic resource] /by Pierre Léna1st ed. 2015.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2015.1 online resource (113 p.)Astronomers' Universe,1614-659XDescription based upon print version of record.3-319-21728-3 Includes bibliographical references.Of eclipses and mankind -- Concorde, a dream taking off -- Clear obscurity -- Towards the longest eclipse in history -- Nothing to worry, it's just an eclipse -- What a harvest of science in just 74 minutes -- The route of solar eclipses -- Epilogue -- Appendices.This is the unique story of  observing a total solar exlipse for no less than 74 consecutive minutes. On the summer morning of June 30, 1973, the Sun rises on the Canary Islands. But it is strangely indented by the Moon. The eclipse of the century has just begun. From the west, the lunar shadow rushes to the African coast at a velocity of over 2000 kilometers per hour. Astronomers on the ground will enjoy seven short minutes of total eclipse to study the solar corona - too short for Pierre Lena and seven scientists who board the Concorde 001 prototype, an extraordinary plane to become the first commercial supersonic aircraft. With André Turcat as chief pilot and a crew of five, at 17000 m altitude, the aircraft remains in the lunar shadow for 74 minutes, a record time of scientific observations not yet beaten and allowing for exceptional measurements. Science, technology, aviation and history combine in the story of a unique human adventure aboard a legendary aircraft, illustrated with a rich and original iconography. It reflects the wonderful domains that science and technology can open, and the passion in the professions they offer. A must read for every eclipse chaser and fan of true scientific adventures.Astronomers' Universe,1614-659XAstronomyObservations, AstronomicalAstronomy—ObservationsAerospace engineeringAstronauticsPopular Science in Astronomyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q11009Astronomy, Observations and Techniqueshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P22014Aerospace Technology and Astronauticshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050Astronomy.Observations, Astronomical.Astronomy—Observations.Aerospace engineering.Astronautics.Popular Science in Astronomy.Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.523.7809047Léna Pierreauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut52155MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910300405803321Concorde 001 et l’ombre de la Lune2572921UNINA