Foukal, Peter.

Solar astrophysics [Book] / Peter V. Foukal. - 3rd, revised edition. - Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2013. - xv, 472 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Physics textbook .



Includes bibliographical references and index.

This revised edition describes our current understanding of the sun. It incudes a comprehensive account of the history of solar astrophysics, along with a overview of the key instruments throughout the various periods. In contrast to other books on this subject, the choice of material deals even-handedly with the entire scope of important topics covered in solar research. The author makes the advances in our understanding of the sun accessible to students and non-specialists by careful use of relatively simple physical concepts. .

9783527411740 (paperback) : 9783527411030 (hardback) :

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Astrophysics.


Sun.

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