The enigma of sunspots : a story of discovery and scientific revolution / Judit Brody.
Pubblicazione:
Edinburgh : Floris books, 2002.
Descrizione fisica:
191 p. : ill., ritr. ; 20 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Acknowledgments. 1. Gazers and gawpers 2. Do gods have blemishes? 3. The world according to Aristotle 4. A new instrument opens new worlds 5. A hasty publication 6. Two astronomers fight for priority 7. An Englishman observes 8. Sunspot watching as a popular pastime 9. Facts and speculations 10. A breakthrough 11. Herschel's strange ideas 12. Matching cycles 13. A sudden flare of light 14. The magnetic Sun 15. A glance at the Sun 16. Tenuous links. Appendix 1: Some literary allusions. Appendix 2: Safe observation of the Sun. Personalities. Endnotes. References. Further reading. Index
