The Sun And the Welfare of Man
The Sun And the Welfare of Man
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1929. Volume Two of the Smithsonian Scientific Series. Abbot was the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Contents: Why Study the Sun?; From Shore to Desert Mountains, Measuring Sun Rays; The Ends of the Earth, the Sun, and the Weather; Measuring Instruments for Solar Rays; The Atmosphere. What Has It to do with Solar Radiation?; A Day in the Field; Solar Variation and Weather; A Solar Observatory Among the Hottentots; Harnessing the Sun; Sun Rays, Plants and Animals; Does the Sun Make Other Worlds Habitable?; The Landscape of the Sun; Eclipses; and Our Sun a Variable Star.
The Sun And the Welfare of Man,Charles Greeley Abbot,Kessinger Publishing,1417944471,Astronomy - General,Science,Science/Mathematics
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