| View Larger Image | The Enigma of Sunspots: A Story of Discovery and Scientific Revolution | Paperbackby Judit Brody (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Floris Books | | Edition: | illustrated editionth Edition | | Page Count: | 168 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 355,654th |
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Product Description
Sunspots, the strange and elusive dark shapes that periodically sweep across the Sun’s surface, have mystified people for centuries. Given their elusive cyclical nature and the fact that it is both painful and dangerous to observe the Sun directly, it is little wonder that records of sunspots were almost nonexistent in Europe before the seventeenth century. Today such solar emissions are thought to coincide with major effects in global weather patterns. It may be that this powerful phenomena holds a key to our understanding of the nature of the Sun. In The Enigma of Sunspots, Judit Brody tells the fascinating story of our efforts to understand sunspots, beginning with the lives and quarrels of those who first charted their mysterious patterns of behavior. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 3 reviews)
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the story of sunspots by Peter Pesic  5 Stars
December 21, 2008
This first and only sustained treatment of the history of sunspots (that I know of) is wonderfully clear and engaging. Judit Brody evidently loves her subject and conveys her fascination very well; her writing has a conversational, informal approach that puts the reader at ease, but at the same time one learns much from her careful study of the historical sources and her awareness of their human dimensions and drama. The book is also greatly enhanced by its superb illustrations, which enliven almost every page. This really admirable book deserves much praise.
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Timely and timeless by Ssu I. Weng 5 Stars
November 19, 2008
Ms. Brody stimulates the reader's curiosity about sunspots with engaging insights about historic studies. She relates modern knowledge about sunspots to our use of technology and global warming. Carefully chosen illustrations complement the text. Both scholarly and entertaining, this book is a delight.
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The brilliance of sunspots by Esther Kovari (Los Alamos, New Mexico) 5 Stars
April 05, 2007
An erudite, yet highly accessible, introduction into a subject that deserves to be illuminated. The study of sunspots has recently experienced a bit of a revival because of the connection with global warming. This book is both relevant to the current issue, and also provides a historical perspective on a phenomenon that has fascinated sky gazers for hundreds of years.
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