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Our Enigmatic Sun

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2005

Eric Priest
Eric Priest
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of St Andrews, ST ANDREWS KY16 9SS, UK email: eric@mcs.st-and.ac.uk
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There are many reasons to study the Sun: it is of great scientific interest in its own right; it has profound influences on the Earth; and it is of crucial importance for astronomy, since it is the only star where we can observe fundamental cosmic processes in great detail. However, many of the basic properties of the Sun are still a mystery and so the Sun is one of the liveliest branches of astronomy to which many students are currently being attracted.To search for other articles by the author(s) go to: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abstract_service.html

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Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2004 , Issue IAUS223 , June 2004 , pp. 715 - 722
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© 2004 International Astronomical Union