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The sun kings

The sun kings

Stuart Clark

About this book

Recounts the story behind English astronomer Richard Carrington's observations of a mysterious explosion on the surface of the sun and how his understanding that the sun's magnetism directly influences the Earth helped usher in the modern era of astronomy.

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OL Work ID
OL15274149W

Subjects

Solar flaresAstronomersObservationsBiographyHistoryCosmology, history

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