The Solar Wind.

[Offprint]. Series: Science Progress, vol. 56, no. 224, Winter 1968; Communications from the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, no. 49. 9.25 inches. pp. 511-529, [1]. 3 figs. Printed wrappers. Very good. Abstract: The solar wind is the continual and supersonic outflow of gas from the Sun into interplanetary space: it has been extensively studied since 1962 when its existence was conclusively demonstrated from in situ measurements of the interplanetary gas. Current knowledge of the solar wind is reviewed in this article. / Ramon David Wolstencroft, British Astronomer. Fulbright scholar, 1962-1965; recipient research grant National Science Foundation, 1968-1976. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society; member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union. Junior astronomer, Kitt Peak National Observatory, Tucson, 1962-1965; senior science officer, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1965-1967; lecturer department astronomy, U. Edinburgh, 1967-1968; associate professor, Institute Astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1968-1973; full professor, Institute Astronomy, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1973-1976; senior principal science officer, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, since 1976; deputy director, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, since 1992. Fellow Royal Astronomical Society. Member American Astronomical Society, International Astronomical Union.

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Publisher: Blackwell Scientific, 1968.

Year: 1968

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