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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| Sprache: | eng |
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Princeton u.a.
Princeton Univ. Press
2007
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Carrington, Richard Christopher <1826-1875>
> Hale, George Ellery <1868-1938>
> Herschel, John F. W <Sir, 1792-1871> - (John Frederick William)
> Herschel, William <Sir, 1738-1822>
> Maunder, E. Walter <1851-1928> - (Edward Walter)
> Herschel, John F. W <Sir, 1792-1871>
> Maunder, E. Walter <1851-1928>
> Geschichte 1800-1900
> Geschichte 1850-2005
> Astronomes - Grande-Bretagne - Biographies
> Éruptions solaires - Histoire - 19e siècle - Observations
> Geschichte
> Astronomers
> Solar flares
> Observations
> Astronomie
> Soleil - Histoire - 19e siècle - Observations
> Großbritannien
> Sun
> History
> Biografie
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Tag hinzufügen | 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. |
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| Beschreibung: | XII, 211 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0691126607 0-691-12660-7 9780691126609 978-0-691-12660-9 |