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Advances in Solar Research at Eclipses from Ground and from Space - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advances in Solar Research at Eclipses from Ground and from Space Bucharest, Romania 9-20 August, 1999 (Hardcover)
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Advances in Solar Research at Eclipses from Ground and from Space - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advances in Solar Research at Eclipses from Ground and from Space Bucharest, Romania 9-20 August, 1999 (Hardcover)
Series: NATO Science Series C, 558
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The aim of this Advanced Study Institute was to give an account on
the most recent results obtained in solar research. Bucharest was
chosen to host it, because the capital city of Romania was located
right in the middle of the totality path of the last eclipse of the
millennium, on 11th August 1999; furthermore the phenomenon was
close to reach there its longest duration: 2m 23s. Such a total
eclipse is not only a very spectacular event which draws the
crowds: to astronomers, solar eclipses still offer the best
conditions for observing the lower part of the corona. The Sun
plays a crucial role in our very existence. It was responsible for
the formation of the Earth, and rendered this planet fit to host
living beings, providing the right amount of heat, and this for a
long enough span of time. Quite understandably, it has always been
a prime target of human curiosity, and more recently one of
scientific investigation. During the last century, it was realized
that the Sun is a star like billions of others; we learned since
that it draws its energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen, and
we are now able to estimate its age and life expectancy.
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