Excerpt from The Sun In Chapters VI to IX are given many facts likely to prove of interest to the meteorologist, geologist, Professor Young's The Sun is now out of print, and as it is hoped that the present work may to some extent take its place, I have been permitted to use some of his illustrations, notably in Chapter IV, and to make several quotations from his text, the longest in Chapters IV and VI. I desire also to acknowledge my obligations to many who have given suggestions, information and illustrations. Especially ...
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Excerpt from The Sun In Chapters VI to IX are given many facts likely to prove of interest to the meteorologist, geologist, Professor Young's The Sun is now out of print, and as it is hoped that the present work may to some extent take its place, I have been permitted to use some of his illustrations, notably in Chapter IV, and to make several quotations from his text, the longest in Chapters IV and VI. I desire also to acknowledge my obligations to many who have given suggestions, information and illustrations. Especially I ofl'er thanks to F. E. F owle, S. A. Mitchell, W. W. Campbell, G. E. Hale and the staff of the Mount Wilson Solar Observa tory, E. B. Frost, H. M. Chase, A. G. Eneas, Henry Holt and Company, the Superintendent of the United States N aval Observatory, M. J. Moore of the United States Patent Office, and Messrs. Briggs and Shantz of the United States Department of Agriculture. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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