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The Sun
One Thousand Years of Scientific Imagery
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A fascinating and informative look at studies of the Sun throughout history, beautifully illustrated with images from the Science Museum's collection.
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.
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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 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.
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.
Contents: Foreword; Introduction; The sun and planets; The solar surface; Eruptions; Sunlight; Eclipsed; Glossary; Further reading.
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ISBN: 9781785511721
Publisher: Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 January 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Illustration: 41 colour, 37 b&w
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 120
About the Author
Dr Katy Barrett is Curator of Art Collections at the Science Museum. Dr Harry Cliff is a particle physicist at the University of Cambridge and lead curator of the Science Museum's Sun exhibition.
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