Guide to the Sun
Guide to the Sun
£61.99
GBPThe Sun has been an object of scientific interest since the time of the ancient Greeks. The vast amounts of observational data acquired in recent years have led to a greatly improved knowledge of the physics of the Sun. With a minimum of technicalities, this book gives an account of what we now know about the Sun's interior, its surface and atmosphere, its relation to the solar system including the earth, and its relation to other stars. The way that solar power is being converted to useful forms of energy is explained. The book is aimed at anyone with a broad science background interested in learning about the latest developments in solar studies, from those at high-school level to the non-specialist professional.
- Jargon free language
- No comparable book has been published recently
- Copious illustrations and photographs
- Can be used as a text
Reviews & endorsements
'… an excellent general account …' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'This is a first class introduction.' New Scientist
'… it would not be amiss on the bookshelves of anyone with a professional or an amateur interest in the physical sciences.' Observatory
'… cor what a good one.' Astronomy Now
'The subject matter is fascinating …'. Physics World
Product details
March 1995Paperback
9780521397889
404 pages
247 × 174 × 20 mm
0.822kg
214 b/w illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- 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.
