The Sun

This 1914 text presents an early twentieth-century overview of the facts, theories and astronomical phenomena relating to the Sun.

R. A. Sampson (Author)

9781107401648, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 August 2011

150 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.8 cm, 0.17 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. First published in 1914, R. A. Sampson's book The Sun presents an early twentieth-century overview of the facts, theories and astronomical phenomena relating to the Sun.

Preface
1. Science and the Sun
2. The Sun's output of heat
3. The Sun as the mechanical centre of the world
4. The spectroscope
5. Definition of the Sun's surface
6. Periodicity of the Sun
7. Eclipses of the Sun
8. The Sun as a star
Bibliography
Numerical data
Index.

Subject Areas: Popular astronomy & space [WNX]