The Sun from Space
Our familiar, but often inscrutable, star exhibits a variety of enigmatic phe nomena that have continued to defy explanation. Our book begins with abrief account of these unsolved mysteries. Scientists could not, for example, under stand how the Sun's i
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I. Appenzeller, Heidelberg, Gerrnany G. Börner, Garehing, Gerrnany M. Harwit, Washington, DC, USA R. Kippenhahn, Göttingen, Gerrnany J. Lequeux, Paris, France P. A. Strittmatter, Tueson, AZ, USA V. Trimble, College Park, MD, and Irvine, CA, USA
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Stellar Physics (2 volumes) Volume I: Fundamental Concepts and Stellar Equilibrium Volume 2: Stellar Evolution and Stability By G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan Theory of Orbits (2 volumes) Volume 1: Integrable Systems and Non-perturbative Methods Volume 2: Perturbative and Geometrical Methods By D. Boccaletti and G. Pucacco The Solar System 2nd Edition By T. Encrenaz and J.-P. Bibring Physics of Planetary Rings Celestial Mechanics of Continuous Media By A. M. Fridman, N. N. Gorkavyi The Physics and Dynamics ofPlanetary Nebulae By G.A. Gurzadyan Astrophysical Concepts 2nd Edition ByM. Harwit Stellar Structure and Evolution By R. Kippenhahn and A. Weigert Modern Astrometry By J. Kovalevsky Astrophysical Formulae 3rd Edition (2 volumes) Volume I: Radiation, Gas Processes and High Energy Astrophysics Volume II: Space, Time, Matter and Cosmology By K.R. Lang The Sun from Space By K. R. Lang
Galaxy Formation By M. S. Longair Tools of Radio Astronomy 3rd Edition By K. Rohlfs and T. L. Wilson Tools of Radio Astronomy Problems and Solutions By T. L. Wilson and S. Hüttemeister Atoms in Strong Magnetic Fields Quantum Mechanical Treatment and Applications in Astrophysics and Quantum Chaos By H. Ruder, G. Wunner, H. Herold and F. Geyer The Stars By E. L. Schatzman and F. Praderie Cosmic Ray Astrophysics By R. Schlickeiser Gravitational Lenses By P. Schneider, J. Ehlers and E. E. Falco Relativity in Astrometry, Celestial Mechanics and Geodesy By M. H. Soffel The Sun An Introduction By M. Stix Reflecting Telescope Optics (2 volumes) Volume I: Basic Design Theory and its Historical Development Volume II: Manufacture, Testing, Alignment, Modern Techniques By R. N. Wilson Astrometry of Fundamental Catalogues The Evolution from Optical to Radio Reference Frames By H. G. Walter and O. J. Sovers
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Kenneth R. Lang
The SUll from Space With 96 Figures Including 46 Color Figures and 32 Tables
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Professor Kenneth R. Lang Department of Physics and Astronomy Robinson Hall Tufts University Medford, MA 02155, USA
Cover picture: X-ray View of the Solar Cycle. A montage of images from the Soft X-ray Telescope (SXT) aboard Yokhoh showing dramatic changes in the corona as the Sun's II-year magnetic activity cycle changed from maximum to minimum. The 12 images are spaced at 120-day intervals from the time of the satellite's launch in August 1991, at the maximum phase of the II-year sunspot c
