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The Sun: An Introduction (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) - Softcover

Stix, Michael

 
9783540537960: The Sun: An Introduction (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

Synopsis

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.

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Synopsis

Recent progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has brought a wealth of new information to astronomists about the sun. This introductory text presents a complete overview of solar physics, including present knowledge of the subject and problems yet to be investigated. The increasing number of observations of solar phenomena in neighbouring stars will make this text of interest not only to students specializing in solar physics but also to researchers interested in stellar structure and the solar-stellar connection.

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