Journey from the Center of the Sun

by Jack B. Zirker

Book Overview

Jack Zirker takes us on an imaginary voyage from the center of the sun to its surface, showing us how sunlight is made and finally following the sun's energy to the far reaches of the solar system. Along the way, he introduces the basic processes at work in our nearest star and the exciting answers solar scientists are finding to problems that have long perplexed astronomers. Journey from the Center of the Sun describes how theory and practice are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691057818
• ISBN13: 9780691057811
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"