The Sun by Jay M Pasachoff

The Sun by Jay M Pasachoff

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The Sun offers an engaging and informative account of what scientists know about the sun, and the history of these discoveries. Illustrated with a wide variety of beautiful solar images. This informative book will appeal to both scientists and a more general readership interested in the star at the centre of our solar system.

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The Sun by Jay M Pasachoff

The Sun offers an engaging and informative account of what scientists know about the sun, and the history of these discoveries. Illustrated with a wide variety of beautiful solar images. This informative book will appeal to both scientists and a more general readership interested in the star at the centre of our solar system.
This clearly written and finely illustrated book should fascinate and enlighten anyone who has wondered about the Sun and the obvious (and less obvious) ways in which it affects us on EarthThe authors, both leading experts, enliven their succinct exposition with a historical perspective, showing how our present understanding has emerged. --Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal"
Jay M. Pasachoff (Author)
Jay M. Pasachoff was Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy and Director of the Hopkins Observatory at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts and co-author of Cosmos (Reaktion Books, 2019) and The Sun (Reaktion Books, 2017)

Leon Golub (Author)
Leon Golub is a Senior Astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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ISBN 13 9781780237572
ISBN 10 178023757X
Title The Sun
Author Leon Golub
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Reaktion Books
Year published 2017-06-12
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.