Nearest star : the surprising science of our sun / Leon Golub & Jay M. Pasachoff.
Nearest star : the surprising science of our sun / Leon Golub & Jay M. Pasachoff.
Nearest star : the surprising science of our sun / Leon Golub & Jay M. Pasachoff.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N523.7/29
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 267 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Once and Future Sun -- 3. What We See -- 4. What We Don't See -- 5. Eclipses -- 6. Space Missions -- 7. Between Fire and Ice -- 8. Space Weather.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"Unlike the myriad points of light we gaze at in the night sky, our nearest star allows us to study the wonders of stellar workings at blindingly close range - from a mere 93 million miles away. And what do we see? In this book, two of the world's leading solar scientists unfold all that history and science - from the first cursory observations to...
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Nearest star : the surprising science of our sun / Leon Golub & Jay M. Pasachoff.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-243) and index.
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English.
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N523.7/29
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74VvkkR7Bolg
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ISBN
0674004671 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780674004672 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
523.7
MMS ID
991013964449702626
