The sun.

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Bibliographic Details
OCLC:1648057
Main Author: Young, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1834-1908
Language:English
Published: New York, D. Appleton and Co., 1881.
Series:International scientific series. American ed. v. 34.
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Related Items:Online version: Sun.
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Monograph

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The sun's relation to life and activity upon the earth
  • Distance and dimensions of the sun
  • Methods and apparatus for studying the surface of the sun
  • The spectroscope and the solar spectrum
  • Sun-spots and the solar surface
  • Periodicity of sun-spots: their effects upon the earth, and theories as to their cause and nature
  • The chromosphere and the prominences
  • The corona
  • The sun's light and heat
  • Summary of facts, and discussion of the constitution of the sun
  • Appendix.