Название: Sun, Earth and Sky
Год : 2001
Автор: Kenneth R. Lang
Издательство: Springer
ISBN: 3540628088
Формат: PDF
Размер: 77 MB
Страниц: 282
Язык: Английский
This lavishly illustrated book introduces the sun, its physics, and its impact on life here on Earth. Using the most recent results based on radio telescope and satellite observations, the author describes the sun's awesome nuclear energy processes, its mysterious neutrino flux, its seismic activity, its magnetic fields and sunspots, its corona, solar flares and prominences, the solar wind, and the hugely important and multifaceted role of sunlight in both sustaining and endangering life on Planet Earth. Written in a light and friendly style, this is a delightful book for all who wish to understand th ... Читать дальше »