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Physics of the Sun indeed starts as a ?first course? with a discussion of the sun's global properties which can be easily observed and quantified. Very skillfully this information is used for a phenomenological description of the sun as observed from the earth. ? very clear and easy to read. It is full of interesting bits of information ? The quality of the paper, the print, and the book as a whole is very good. As far as the scope is concerned, it is clearly written for undergraduate students, but also accessible for non-students with some understanding of physics and mathematics. Style-wise, however, the book is a nice read also for experts and can thus be recommended without constraint.?Contemporary Physics, Volume 52, Issue 3, 2011? the scope of core physics that can be taught with the Sun as an illuminating vehicle is impressive ? . For colleagues interested enough to think a bit more about this possibility or immediately keen to try, Mullan's book is an excellent starti

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