The Sun – Shining Light on the Solar System
A transitional text between introductory level astronomy books and graduate level and research papers, This book aims to serve a specific audience: the science aware and interested; advanced amateur astronomers; and those studying astronomy, or planning to, at undergraduate level.
In order to understand the science of astronomy an appreciation and understanding of the underlying mathematics and physics is essential. However, the approach here has focused on four principles:
Contents overview
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High quality paperback version. pp 188; 82 colour figures; 19 tables.
ISBN: 978-1-907931-64-2 Price: £9.99 from Amazon UK at this link
A transitional text between introductory level astronomy books and graduate level and research papers, This book aims to serve a specific audience: the science aware and interested; advanced amateur astronomers; and those studying astronomy, or planning to, at undergraduate level.
In order to understand the science of astronomy an appreciation and understanding of the underlying mathematics and physics is essential. However, the approach here has focused on four principles:
- Not to assume too much background knowledge. If you have read through any of the ‘awe-and-wonder’ genre books, or can recall some school level science, this book is appropriate for you.
- In order to keep readability, we have sought to avoid too much mathematics within the main body of the text. Descriptive equations and how they are used are shown, but their genesis and derivation is provided within the mathematical chapter.
- Full expansions are provided. An ‘it can be shown that…’ approach has not been used as we consider this not appropriate in an educationally focused book.
- The mathematics used is no more complex than would be found at first year undergraduate level, and only within the mathematical chapter at this level.
Contents overview
- Our star – The Sun
- Power generation in the Sun – The physics of the Sun
- Solar form and structure
- Observation and features of the Sun
- Nebulae and the formation of the Sun
- Stellar evolution and destiny
- Supporting mathematical derivations and description
Detailed contents page and list of tables and figures can be viewed by clicking here
An extract of some of the pages within this book can be viewed by clicking here
High quality paperback version. pp 188; 82 colour figures; 19 tables.
ISBN: 978-1-907931-64-2 Price: £9.99 from Amazon UK at this link
