Guide to the Sun [Paperback]

This book is an account of the latest developments in studies of our nearest star.With minimum technical language, this book provides an account of what we now know about the sun's interior, surface and atmosphere, role in our solar system and relation to other stars. The ways that solar power is being converted to useful forms of energy are also explained.With minimum technical language, this book provides an account of what we now know about the sun's interior, surface and atmosphere, role in our solar system and relation to other stars. The ways that solar power is being converted to useful forms of energy are also explained.The sun has been an object of fascination and scientific interest to humans since the time of the ancient Greeks. With minimum technical language, this book gives an account of what we now know about the sun's interior, its surface and atmosphere, its role in our solar system, and its relation to other stars. The ways that solar power is being converted to useful forms of energy are also explained. The book is aimed at anyone interested in learning about the latest developments in solar studies, from those at high-school level to the nonspecialist professional.1. History of solar observation: from sun worship to the space age; 2. Solar interior; 3. The solar photosphere; 4. The solar chromosphere; 5. The solar corona; 6. The active Sun; 7. The Sun and the solar system; 8. The Sun and other stars; 9. Solar energy; 10. Observing the Sun; Epilogue; Glossary; Appendices: physical and astronomical constants finding the heliographic co-ordinates of a sunspot; Bibliography. The book is well written...it contains so much material that even professionals may find it a valuable summary...I can therefore recommmend it highly to both the interested outsider and the professional. Stephen M. White, Physics Today I have not seen a more complete work at this level. Gordon Bond, The Practical Observer Guide to the Sun does not get bogged down in thl#]