Guillermier, Pierre; Koutchmy, Serge (1999). Total Eclipses: Science, Observations, Myths and Legends. Springer Publishing. p. 151. «The phenomenon of shadow bands – a success of light and dark striations – is somewhat random. German astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt was the first to remark upon this complex refraction phenomenon, in 1820.»
Maunder, Michael J. de F.; Moore, Patrick (1998). «Eclipses – General Principles». The Sun in Eclipse. Springer Publishing. p. 55. «Shadow Bands. In 1820 the German astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt was the first to notice wavy lines seen across the Earth's surface just before totality. These so-called shadow bands [...]».
Strickling, Wolfgang (26 de enero de 2007). «Wolfgang Strickling's eclipse observations 2001 page». Consultado el 24 de julio de 2010. «The best theory for the emergence of the shadow bands is published by Codona 1986 [2]. His theory meanwhile accepted by the most scientists. ... movement of the shadow bands is caused by winds in the different atmospheric levels.»
