Discovering the Secrets of the Sun

By Rudolf Kippenhahn

Translated from Der Stern von dem Wir Leben , this title is a survey of the current knowledge about the sun. It explains how the sun is investigated, the key people and instruments involved with these discoveries, the results so far and what we still have to learn. Historical anecdotes are used as well as imaginary adventures of the ''man-in-the-street,'' Herr Meyer.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471943630
• ISBN13: 9780471943631
• Release Date: May 1994
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.1"