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Intended for graduate students and astronomers seeking an introduction to coronal physics, this textbook strikes a balance between the observational and theoretical aspects of the subject. This second edition takes into account the major…

Light takes eight minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But its journey within the Sun takes hundreds of thousands of years. What is going on in there? What are light and heat? How does the Sun produce them and how on earth did…

This book contains all the information you could possibly need to know about observing an eclipse of the Sun, Earth's nearest star. Michael Maunder is a photographer and experienced eclipse observer, and has teamed up with Patrick Moore to write what…

Kosmische straling van sterexplosies stimuleert de vorming van wolken die onze planeet afkoelen. Als de zon echter in een actieve bui is, blaast de zonnewind heel wat kosmische straling weg; de aarde kan daardoor warmer worden. Deze opzienbarende…

It is predicted that in the morning of Wednesday, 11th August 1999, darkness will descend in Cornwall and Devon as the Sun becomes a smaller and smaller crescent of light and disappears altogether. A total eclipse of the sun is a once-in-a-lifetime…

"Amongst all the wonders of all the wonderful sciences there is no science which deals with such a gorgeous spectacle as is exhibited by the queen of sciences, astronomy, at the moment when the earth is gradually shrouded in darkness and when…

Translated from Der Stern von dem Wir Leben, this title is a survey of the current knowledge about the sun. It explains how the sun is investigated, the key people and instruments involved with these discoveries, the results so far and what we…