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Natures Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots (1989)
EN NW EB DLISBN: 9780191662379 bzw. 0191662372, in Englisch, OUP Oxford, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
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Natures Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots: The cycle of day and night and the cycle of seasons are two familiar natural cycles around which many human activities are organized. But is there a third natural cycle of importance for us humans On 13 March 1989, six million people in Canada went without electricity for many hours: a large explosion on the sun was discovered as the cause of this blackout. Such explosions occur above sunspots, dark features on the surface of the Sun that have been observed throughtelescopes since the time of Galileo. The number of sunspots has been found to wax and wane over a period of 11 years. Although this cycle was discovered less than two centuries ago, it is becoming increasingly important for us as human society becomes more dependent on technology. For nearly a century after its discovery, the cause of the sunspot cycle remained completely shrouded in mystery. The 1908 discovery of strong magnetic fields in sunspots made it clear that the 11-year cycle is the magnetic cycle of the sun. It is onlyduring the last few decades that major developments in plasma physics have at last given us the clue to the origins of the cycle and how the large explosions affecting the earth arise.Natures Third Cycle discusses the fascinating science behind the sunspot cycle, and gives an insiders perspective of this cutting-edge scientific research from one of the leaders of the field. Englisch, Ebook.
Natures Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots: The cycle of day and night and the cycle of seasons are two familiar natural cycles around which many human activities are organized. But is there a third natural cycle of importance for us humans On 13 March 1989, six million people in Canada went without electricity for many hours: a large explosion on the sun was discovered as the cause of this blackout. Such explosions occur above sunspots, dark features on the surface of the Sun that have been observed throughtelescopes since the time of Galileo. The number of sunspots has been found to wax and wane over a period of 11 years. Although this cycle was discovered less than two centuries ago, it is becoming increasingly important for us as human society becomes more dependent on technology. For nearly a century after its discovery, the cause of the sunspot cycle remained completely shrouded in mystery. The 1908 discovery of strong magnetic fields in sunspots made it clear that the 11-year cycle is the magnetic cycle of the sun. It is onlyduring the last few decades that major developments in plasma physics have at last given us the clue to the origins of the cycle and how the large explosions affecting the earth arise.Natures Third Cycle discusses the fascinating science behind the sunspot cycle, and gives an insiders perspective of this cutting-edge scientific research from one of the leaders of the field. Englisch, Ebook.
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Natures Third Cycle: A Story of Sunspots
EN NW EB DLISBN: 9780191662379 bzw. 0191662372, in Englisch, OUP Oxford, neu, E-Book, elektronischer Download.
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The 11-year cycle of sunspots is one of the most intriguing natural cycles known to mankind.This book explores the fascinating science behind these phenomena and gives an insiders view of the history of the field.
The 11-year cycle of sunspots is one of the most intriguing natural cycles known to mankind.This book explores the fascinating science behind these phenomena and gives an insiders view of the history of the field.
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