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Essential for life on earth and a major influence on our environment, the Sun is also the most fascinating object in the daytime sky. Every day we feel the effect of its coming and going--literally the difference between day and night. But figuring out what the Sun is, what it's made of, why it glows so brightly, how old it is, how long it will last--all of these take thought and observation. Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff offer an engaging and informative account of what scientists know about the Sun, and the history of these discoveries. Solar astronomers have studied the Sun over the centuries both for its intrinsic interest and in order to use it as a laboratory to reveal the secrets of other stars.

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Reaktion Books Ltd, published in association with The Science Museum
Language
English
Pages
222

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Table of Contents

Sunspots
Looking inside the sun
A solar pulse
A spectrum and what it tells us
The solar chromosphere and prominences
The visible corona
The invisible corona : a discussion mostly about photons
Storms from the sun : a discussion mostly about particles and fields
Epilogue : the heliosphere
Appendix I : observing the sun safely
Appendix II : amateur solar observing
Appendix III : observing the corona at eclipse
Appendix IV : observing the sun from space.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.

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Kosmos, Kosmos (London, England)
Copyright Date
2017

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523.7
Library of Congress
QB521 .G655 2017, QB521.4

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222 pages
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222

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OL26964728M
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ISBN 10
178023757X
ISBN 13
9781780237572
OCLC/WorldCat
993444664

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