The sun and the welfare of man
Source:
Abbot, Charles Greeley
The sun and the welfare of man
(Smithsonian Science Series, Volume 2)
New York: Smithsonian institution series, inc., 1938
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Contents
[Title page] The sun and the welfare of man
Chapter I: Why study the sun?, pp. 1-9
Chapter II: From shore to desert mountains, measuring sun rays, pp. 10-40 ff.
Chapter III: The ends of the Earth, the sun, and the weather, pp. 41-73
Chapter IV: Measuring instruments for solar rays, pp. 74-97
Chapter V: The atmosphere. What has it to do with solar radiation?, pp. 98-120
Chapter VI: A day in the field, pp. 121-137
Chapter VII: Solar variation and weather, pp. 138-171
Chapter VIII: A solar observatory among Hottentots, pp. 172-193
Chapter IX: Harnessing the sun, pp. 194-222
Chapter X: Sun rays, plants and animals, pp. 223-241
Chapter XI: Does the Sun make other worlds habitable?, pp. 242-253
Chapter XII: The landscape of the sun, pp. 254-264
Chapter XIII: Eclipses, pp. 265-286
Chapter XIV: Our sun a variable star, pp. 287-301
Appendix: The A B C of light and radiation, pp. 302-318
New solar utilities, pp. 319-338
Index, pp. 339-342
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