
The Sun
R. A. Sampson(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 11. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
150 pages
978-1-107-40164-8 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. First published in 1914, R. A. Sampson's book The Sun presents an early twentieth-century overview of the facts, theories and astronomical phenomena relating to the Sun.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
169 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-107-40164-8 (9781107401648)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface; 1. Science and the Sun; 2. The Sun's output of heat; 3. The Sun as the mechanical centre of the world; 4. The spectroscope; 5. Definition of the Sun's surface; 6. Periodicity of the Sun; 7. Eclipses of the Sun; 8. The Sun as a star; Bibliography; Numerical data; Index.