Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd – Part 10

About this episode

This episode explores the mysteries of the solar eclipse and the discovery of the solar corona.

In this week’s sleepy science reading we turn to the mysteries of the Solar Eclipse, learn about how predictable the phenomenon is, then move on to how astronomers discovered the solar corona and tried to learn what it was. It’s interesting stuff, but you will be sleeping soon. Find Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1245 Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show. · You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales · If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales Patreon Sleep Tight Patrons Jess Chuck Roberta Traci Carla AY Amy Jacque Abbie Gina Jennifer JY Mindy Nancy Christyne Kreesti Please Share If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best…

People in this episode

Host: David Couto

Topics covered

• solar eclipse
• solar corona
• astronomy
• science
• bedtime stories

Keywords

• solar eclipse
• solar corona
• astronomy
• bedtime stories
• science reading

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Organizations: Gutenberg, Patreon, Ko-fi

Books & works: Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies

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