The Sun : an Introduction /

As in all other fields of astronomy, progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has in recent years brought a wealth of new information about the sun. This introduction presents a complete overview of solar physics, of what we know and would like to know. The increasing number of obser...

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Main Author: Stix, Michael
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989.
Series:Astronomy and astrophysics library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:As in all other fields of astronomy, progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has in recent years brought a wealth of new information about the sun. This introduction presents a complete overview of solar physics, of what we know and would like to know. The increasing number of observations of solar pheno- mena on neighbouring stars makes this book valuable not only for students specializing in solar physics but also for researchers interested in stellar structure and the solar-stellar connection.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 390 pages 192 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642971297 (electronic bk.)
3642971296 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:0941-7834