Title The sun kings : the unexpected tragedy of Richard Carrington and the tale of how modern astronomy began / Stuart Clark.

Imprint

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	QB35 .C53 2007	Available	---

Description	xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject	Carrington, Richard Christopher, 1826-1875.
	Herschel, William, 1738-1822.
	Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), 1792-1871.
	Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter), 1851-1928.
	Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938.
	Astronomers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
	Sun -- Observations -- History -- 19th century.
	Solar flares -- Observations -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN	0691126607
	9780691126609