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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Vaquero Martinez, José M.
Titre(s) : The sun recorded through history [Texte électronique] : scientific data extracted from historical documents / J.M. Vaquero and M. Vázquez
Publication : New York, NY : Springer New York : Springer e-books, 2009
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Collection : Astrophysics and Space Science Library ; 361
Note(s) : Titre provenant de la p. de titre du document numérisé. - Numérisation de l'édition de Dordrecht : Springer, 2009. - Bibliogr. Index
The Sun Recorded Through History is a text that reconstructs past solar activity based
on information from historical documents, complementing studies using other techniques.
Historical accounts describing phenomena related to solar activity, such as aurorae,
sunspots, and corona observed during solar eclipses can be used as a proxy of solar
activity in the past. These descriptions are reviewed, on the one hand providing primary
material for the history of astronomy and, on the other, verifying or refuting current
ideas concerning the time variability of the Sun on the scale of centuries. Documents
predating the discovery of photography (around 1840) that contain information on these
topics are highlighted, but modern drawings are also included. The lower temporal
limit of study is set by the archaeoastronomy of prehistoric sources. In addition,
the necessary background on the Sun is provided, with special emphasis on observing
techniques and the influences of telescopes and the Earth's atmosphere on the data
obtained from solar observations. This book contains over two hundred figures, many
of which are reproductions of historical documents and hand drawings. It is an essential
resource on the evolution of solar observations and will be of interest to students
and researchers in solar physics, as well as astronomers and historians of science
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Vázquez Abeledo, Manuel (1945-....). Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Soleil -- Observations -- Histoire
Soleil -- Activité -- Histoire
Soleil -- Activité -- Dans l'art
Taches solaires
Indice(s) Dewey :
523.7 (23e éd.) = Soleil
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780387927909
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44644493s
Notice n° :
FRBNF44644493
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