Nearest star : the surprising science of our sun /
Two of the world's leading solar scientists show how astronomers study the Sun and what they have discovered about phenomena from eclipses to neutrinos, space weather, and global warming. Includes illustrations from the latest solar missions and the newest telescopes. 22 color illustrations. 67...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2001.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | Two of the world's leading solar scientists show how astronomers study the Sun and what they have discovered about phenomena from eclipses to neutrinos, space weather, and global warming. Includes illustrations from the latest solar missions and the newest telescopes. 22 color illustrations. 67 halftones. Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff, two of the world's leading solar scientists, invite readers into an open-ended narrative of discovery about what we know about the Sun and how we have learned it. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 267 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674004671 9780674004672 067401006X 9780674010062 |