The sun kings: the unexpected tragedy of Richard Carrington and the tale of how modern astronomy began

Recounts the story behind English astronomer Richard Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the sun and how his understanding that the sun's magnetism directly influences the Earth helped usher in the modern era of astronomy.

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1. Verfasser: Clark, Stuart 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Princeton [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press 2007
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Zusammenfassung:Recounts the story behind English astronomer Richard Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the sun and how his understanding that the sun's magnetism directly influences the Earth helped usher in the modern era of astronomy.
Beschreibung:XII, 211 S. Ill.
ISBN:0691126607
9780691126609

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