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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began

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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began - Clark, Stuart
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Clark brings to life the scientists who roundly rejected the significance of amateur astronomer Richard Carringtons discovery of solar flares, as well as those who took up his struggle to prove the notion that the Earth could be touched by influences from space.

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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began 2009, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691141268

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The Sun Kings: The Unexpected Tragedy of Richard Carrington and the Tale of How Modern Astronomy Began 2007, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691126609

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