1. History of solar observation: from sun worship to the space age; 2. Solar interior; 3. The solar photosphere; 4. The solar chromosphere; 5. The solar corona; 6. The active Sun; 7. The Sun and the solar system; 8. The Sun and other stars; 9. Solar energy; 10. Observing the Sun; Epilogue; Glossary; Appendices: physical and astronomical constants finding the heliographic co-ordinates of a sunspot; Bibliography.
Guide to the Sun / Edition 1
by Kenneth J. H. PhillipsISBN-10: 052139788X
ISBN-13: 9780521397889
Pub. Date: 02/28/2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
The sun has been an object of fascination and scientific interest to humans since the time of the ancient Greeks. With minimum technical language, this book gives an account of what we now know about the sun's interior, its surface and atmosphere, its role in our solar system, and its relation to other stars. The ways that solar power is being converted to useful
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- ISBN-13:
- 9780521397889
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 02/28/2006
- Edition description:
- New Edition
- Pages:
- 359
- Product dimensions:
- 6.85(w) x 9.72(h) x 0.83(d)
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