Overview
- Main text free of formulas and therefore suitable for general reader
- Formulas concentrated in "Focus sections" providing condensed physics for students
- Each Chapter ends with a bullet type summary of highlights and a chronological listing of key events
- Thousands of fundamental references keyed
- Comprehensive and up-to-date account of the current knowledge of the sun
- Lavishly illustrated with many color figures
- K. Lang is a well-known author ("Astrophysical Formulae", "Sun, Earth and Sky", "Wanderers in Space") and as a collaborator of NASA especially an expert on the Sun
- Gleaming reviews of first edition in CHOICE, Sciene Magazine, The Observatory
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sun from Space
Authors: Kenneth R. Lang
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76953-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76952-1Published: 04 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49597-1Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-76953-8Published: 20 October 2008
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXX, 558
Topics: Planetology, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Geophysics/Geodesy, Popular Science in Astronomy