3. Light, Atoms, and Test Tubes

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. Meet the Sun 1
5. 2. A Panoramic Sunscape 23
6. 3. Light, Atoms, and Test Tubes 41
7. 4. The Message of Sunlight 63
8. 5. Solar Chemistry 83
9. 6. Sunspots–Magnetic Islands 99
10. 7. Fine Details of the Solar Surface 131
11. 8. Prominences–Geysers and Volcanoes 161
12. 9. The Corona Mystery 187
13. 10. Solar Eclipses–Old and New 223
14. 11. Atomic Energy and the Solar Interior 257
15. 12. The Sun and the Universe 273
16. 13. Solar Power and Human Needs 289
17. 14. The Sun and the Earth 303
18. Index 341