Our cosmic neighborhood -- The sun is our star -- Sun worship -- The sun is a clock and a calendar -- The sun's location -- The sun's size -- The sun's heat -- What the sun is made of -- The sun's energy -- The sun's atmosphere -- The magnetic sun -- The corona -- Sunspots -- Solar flares and coronal mass ejections -- Solar wind -- The heliosphere -- Solar eclipse -- How the sun was formed -- Building the planets -- What kind of star is the sun? -- How the sun compares with other stars -- The sun's life span -- How scientists study the sun -- Studying the sun from Earth -- Studying the sun from space -- Probing the sun -- Touching the sun -- Solar energy.
Summary:
""Presents facts about the composition, atmosphere, and history of exploration of the sun and features large illustrations and photographs."-- Provided by publisher.
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