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 the latest discoveries
about the sun. It would make an ideal gift for all students of astronomy
and related disciplines as well as for amateur astronomers.