The Sun Kings : : The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began / / Stuart Clark.
In September of 1859, the entire Earth was engulfed in a gigantic cloud of seething gas, and a blood-red aurora erupted across the planet from the poles to the tropics. Around the world, telegraph systems crashed, machines burst into flames, and electric shocks rendered operators unconscious. Compas...
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| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue. The Dog Years
- One. The First Swallow of Summer
- Two. Herschel's Grand Absurdity
- Three. The Magnetic Crusade
- Four. The Solar Lockstep
- Five. The Day and Night Observatory
- Six. The Perfect Solar Storm
- Seven. In the Grip of the Sun
- Eight. The Greatest Prize of All
- Nine. Death at the Devil's Jumps
- Ten. The Sun's Librarian
- Eleven. New Flare, New Storm, New Understanding
- Twelve. The Waiting Game
- Thirteen. The Cloud Chamber
- Epilogue. Magnetar Spring
- Bibliography
- Index