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Solar Surveyors
Observing the Sun from Space
Taschenbuch von Peter Bond
Sprache: Englisch

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This is the story of humankind¿s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun.Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with the simple observations of classical astronomy and continuing through telescopic observations to the age of nuclear physics. He shows how we discovered the Sun¿s basic characteristics ¿ its distance, size, temperature and composition ¿ and then describes how, with evermore sophisticated instruments, we have learned about the Sun¿s enormous energy output, its atmosphere and the explosive eruptions that blast clouds of magnetized gas and high-energy particles toward our world.

Most of this book focuses on the Space Age, when suborbital rockets and satellites have probed every aspect of our nearby star. Each of these missions is described in detail, with summaries of their objectives, spacecraft designs, scientific payloads and results. The book also looks forward, describing forthcoming missions that will shed new light on remaining solar mysteries, notably the source of the energy that heats the outer corona to millions of degrees.

Richly illustrated with mission photos, design diagrams, and infocharts, this book is a fascinating read for anybody interested in the Sun and our attempts to unravel its secrets.
This is the story of humankind¿s quest over centuries to learn the true nature of the most dominant object in our Solar System: the Sun.Award-winning science writer Peter Bond describes in detail how our ideas about the Sun have changed over the millennia, starting with the simple observations of classical astronomy and continuing through telescopic observations to the age of nuclear physics. He shows how we discovered the Sun¿s basic characteristics ¿ its distance, size, temperature and composition ¿ and then describes how, with evermore sophisticated instruments, we have learned about the Sun¿s enormous energy output, its atmosphere and the explosive eruptions that blast clouds of magnetized gas and high-energy particles toward our world.

Most of this book focuses on the Space Age, when suborbital rockets and satellites have probed every aspect of our nearby star. Each of these missions is described in detail, with summaries of their objectives, spacecraft designs, scientific payloads and results. The book also looks forward, describing forthcoming missions that will shed new light on remaining solar mysteries, notably the source of the energy that heats the outer corona to millions of degrees.

Richly illustrated with mission photos, design diagrams, and infocharts, this book is a fascinating read for anybody interested in the Sun and our attempts to unravel its secrets.
Über den Autor

Peter Bond has written 13 books, including the award-winning "DK Guide to Space", and has contributed to or acted as consultant / editor for many others. Peter has also written hundreds of articles on space and astronomy for British and American newspapers and magazines, as well as material for the Sunday Times "Window On The Universe" CD-ROM, the Nature-IOP "Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics" and the Philips "Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics". He has appeared many times on TV and radio to comment on the latest astronomical discoveries and events. He was Space Science Advisor / Press Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society 1995-2007, and was a consultant and writer for the European Space Agency for many years. He also edited the prestigious "IHS Jane's Space Systems & Industry" yearbook from 2008-2018.

Zusammenfassung

An enlightening read for everyone interested in solar physics and space exploration

Richly illustrated with over 150 color photos, diagrams, charts, and other visual content

Includes nontechnical descriptions of spacecraft designs and solar instrument payloads

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1. Getting to Know the Sun.- Chapter 2. Our Nearest Star.- Chapter 3. Observing the Sun.- Chapter 4. Exploring Interplanetary Space.- Chapter 5. Solar Observatories.- Chapter 6. Crewed Missions Involved in Solar Studies.- Chapter 7. Other Solar Observing Missions.- Chapter 8. Future Missions.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Space Exploration
Inhalt: xiv
535 S.
28 s/w Illustr.
241 farbige Illustr.
535 p. 269 illus.
241 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783030987879
ISBN-10: 3030987876
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bond, Peter
Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Space Exploration
Maße: 240 x 168 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Bond
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2022
Gewicht: 1,025 kg
Artikel-ID: 121239007
Über den Autor

Peter Bond has written 13 books, including the award-winning "DK Guide to Space", and has contributed to or acted as consultant / editor for many others. Peter has also written hundreds of articles on space and astronomy for British and American newspapers and magazines, as well as material for the Sunday Times "Window On The Universe" CD-ROM, the Nature-IOP "Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics" and the Philips "Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics". He has appeared many times on TV and radio to comment on the latest astronomical discoveries and events. He was Space Science Advisor / Press Officer for the Royal Astronomical Society 1995-2007, and was a consultant and writer for the European Space Agency for many years. He also edited the prestigious "IHS Jane's Space Systems & Industry" yearbook from 2008-2018.

Zusammenfassung

An enlightening read for everyone interested in solar physics and space exploration

Richly illustrated with over 150 color photos, diagrams, charts, and other visual content

Includes nontechnical descriptions of spacecraft designs and solar instrument payloads

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Chapter 1. Getting to Know the Sun.- Chapter 2. Our Nearest Star.- Chapter 3. Observing the Sun.- Chapter 4. Exploring Interplanetary Space.- Chapter 5. Solar Observatories.- Chapter 6. Crewed Missions Involved in Solar Studies.- Chapter 7. Other Solar Observing Missions.- Chapter 8. Future Missions.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Space Exploration
Inhalt: xiv
535 S.
28 s/w Illustr.
241 farbige Illustr.
535 p. 269 illus.
241 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783030987879
ISBN-10: 3030987876
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bond, Peter
Auflage: 1st ed. 2022
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Space Exploration
Maße: 240 x 168 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Bond
Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2022
Gewicht: 1,025 kg
Artikel-ID: 121239007
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