The sun and solar system

""Presents facts about the composition, atmosphere, and history of exploration of the sun and features large illustrations and photographs."--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brennan, Shawn (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2020]
Series:Our solar system (World Book, Inc.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Our cosmic neighborhood
  • The sun is our star
  • Sun worship
  • The sun is a clock and a calendar
  • The sun's location
  • The sun's size
  • The sun's heat
  • What the sun is made of
  • The sun's energy
  • The sun's atmosphere
  • The magnetic sun
  • The corona
  • Sunspots
  • Solar flares and coronal mass ejections
  • Solar wind
  • The heliosphere
  • Solar eclipse
  • How the sun was formed
  • Building the planets
  • What kind of star is the sun?
  • How the sun compares with other stars
  • The sun's life span
  • How scientists study the sun
  • Studying the sun from Earth
  • Studying the sun from space
  • Probing the sun
  • Touching the sun
  • Solar energy.