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Solar History
Claudio Vita-Finzi
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Description for Solar History
Paperback. Beyond the four centuries of sunspot observation, our knowledge of solar history depends on analogy with main sequence stars, on modelling, and on indirect measures of solar activity. This title includes the analysis of lunar rocks and meteorites for evidence of solar flares and other components of the solar cosmic-ray flux, and more. Series: Springerbriefs in Astronomy. Num Pages: 90 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGS; PHVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Beyond the four centuries of sunspot observation and the five decades during which artificial satellites have monitored the Sun – that is to say for 99.99999% of the Sun’s existence – our knowledge of solar history depends largely on analogy with kindred main sequence stars, on the outcome of various kinds of modelling, and on indirect measures of solar activity. They include the analysis of lunar rocks and meteorites for evidence of solar flares and other components of the solar cosmic-ray (SCR) flux, and the measurement of cosmogenic isotopes in wood, stratified ice and marine sediments to evaluate changes in ... Read more
Beyond the four centuries of sunspot observation and the five decades during which artificial satellites have monitored the Sun – that is to say for 99.99999% of the Sun’s existence – our knowledge of solar history depends largely on analogy with kindred main sequence stars, on the outcome of various kinds of modelling, and on indirect measures of solar activity. They include the analysis of lunar rocks and meteorites for evidence of solar flares and other components of the solar cosmic-ray (SCR) flux, and the measurement of cosmogenic isotopes in wood, stratified ice and marine sediments to evaluate changes in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
Series
Springerbriefs in Astronomy
Number of Pages
90
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400742949
SKU
V9789400742949
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About Claudio Vita-Finzi
Claudio Vita-Finzi was educated in Argentina and the UK, where he obtained his MA, PhD and ScD at Cambridge University. He was a Research Fellow at St John’s College, Cambridge, 1961-4, and was then Lecturer, Reader, and Professor (personal Chair in Neotectonics) in Geography, then in Geological Sciences, at University College London 1964-2001, and he has been a Scientific Associate ... Read more
Reviews for Solar History
From the reviews: “Vita-Finzi writes with brevity, clarity and intellectual vigour. He is particularly good in summarising arguments and singling out pertinent detail: one of the more surprising – and welcome – aspects of the book is its discussion of scientific historiography and the need to ‘safeguard the evidence’ … . a book that is supremely informative, intensely stimulating ... Read more