Solar Surveyors: Observing the Sun from Space

Author:   Peter Bond
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
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9783030987879


Pages:   535
Publication Date:   30 July 2022
Format:   Paperback
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This is the story of humankind’s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun. Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with the simple observations of classical astronomy and continuing through telescopic observations to the age of nuclear physics. He shows how we discovered the Sun’s basic characteristics – its distance, size, temperature and composition – and then describes how, with evermore sophisticated instruments, we have learned about the Sun’s enormous energy output, its atmosphere and the explosive eruptions that blast clouds of magnetized gas and high-energy particles toward our world. Most of this book focuses on the Space Age, when suborbital rockets and satellites have probed every aspect of our nearby star. Each of these missions is described in detail, with summaries of their objectives, spacecraft designs, scientific payloads and results. The book also looks forward, describing forthcoming missions that will shed new light on remaining solar mysteries, notably the source of the energy that heats the outer corona to millions of degrees. Richly illustrated with mission photos, design diagrams, and infocharts, this book is a fascinating read for anybody interested in the Sun and our attempts to unravel its secrets.

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Author:   Peter Bond
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   1.090kg
ISBN:  

9783030987879


ISBN 10:   3030987876
Pages:   535
Publication Date:   30 July 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Peter Bond has written 13 books, including the award-winning “DK Guide to Space”, and has contributed to or acted as consultant / editor for many others. Peter has also written hundreds of articles on space and astronomy for British and American newspapers and magazines, as well as material for the Sunday Times “Window On The Universe” CD-ROM, the Nature-IOP “Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics” and the Philips “Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics”. He has appeared many times on TV and radio to comment on the latest astronomical discoveries and events. He was Space Science Advisor / Press Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society 1995-2007, and was a consultant and writer for the European Space Agency for many years. He also edited the prestigious ""IHS Jane’s Space Systems & Industry"" yearbook from 2008-2018.

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