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Totality (other)
Totality may refer to: * In astronomy, the state or period of an eclipse when light from the eclipsed body is totally obscured: **The coverage of the sun during a Solar eclipse#Terminology for central eclipse, solar eclipse **The period during which an eclipse is total * In philosophy, the concepts of: **Absolute (philosophy) and everything **A phenomenon discussed in ''Totality and Infinity'' by Emmanuel Levinas **The concept of ''totality'' as proposed by György Lukács * In politics, totalitarianism is sometimes referred to as regime of totality * Totality Corporation, a former professional services provider acquired by Verizon * Totality principle, a principle of common law re the sentencing of an offender for multiple offences * Plan Totality, a U.S. wartime contingency plan from the early Cold War period * The "Totality", a fictional alien entity in the ''Star Trek'' universe * The mathematical concept of a function being total vs. Partial function, partial * Totality (album) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclipse
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. This alignment of three celestial objects is known as a syzygy. Apart from syzygy, the term eclipse is also used when a spacecraft reaches a position where it can observe two celestial bodies so aligned. An eclipse is the result of either an occultation (completely hidden) or a transit (partially hidden). The term eclipse is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar eclipse, when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. However, it can also refer to such events beyond the Earth–Moon system: for example, a planet moving into the shadow cast by one of its moons, a moon passing into the shadow cast by its host planet, or a moon passing into the shadow of another moon. A binary star system can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
