Colin Stuart
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A fascinating and comprehensive guide to the sun-our home star-and why understanding it is pivotal to our future existence here on Earth.
In 1869, a great mystery was born. As astronomers observed a total solar eclipse, for the first time they saw the faint glow of the solar corona, the sun's outer atmosphere. Measurements of a previously unknown wavelength that made up this solar light sparked hot debate among scientists, but it was another sixty...
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From the organization of the smallest particles to the orbit of the planets within our solar system, how does the language of numbers, symbols, and equations bring order and understanding to our universe? Step inside a surreal world to visualize cosmic distances, discover the geometry of nature, and marvel at the wonders of technology in this exploration of mathematics.
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