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The Sun
One Thousand Years of Scientific Imagery
- Scala (ACC)
- Expo: 6/10/2019 - 6/5/2019, Science Museum, London
- by Katie Barrett, Harry Cliff
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| Publisher | Scala (ACC) |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781785511721 |
| Author(s) | Katie Barrett, Harry Cliff |
| Publication date | January 2019 |
| Edition | Hardback |
| Dimensions | 210 x 210 mm |
| Illustrations | 41 col.ill. |
| Pages | 120 |
| Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
| Exhibition | Science Museum, London |
Description
Dazzling, beautiful, powerful, mysterious - the Sun has fascinated people throughout history. This book charts our changing understanding of the Sun through a rich collection of scientific imagery: from from a 10th-century manuscript drawing of an earth-centred universe, to awe-inspiring close-ups of our turbulent star taken by orbiting spacecraft. Each image tells a story of evolving scientific understanding and techniques, as well as the personal dedication of the theologians, artists and astronomers who made them.
Contents: Foreword; Introduction; The sun and planets; The solar surface; Eruptions; Sunlight; Eclipsed; Glossary; Further reading.
Published to accompany the special exhibition The Sun: Living with Our Star, running at the Science Museum from 6 October 2018 to 6 May 2019.
The Sun