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A Brief Introduction to the Sun

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This book is about a special star, our star, a luminous disk which has always accompanied us, all living beings on this planet, humans, animals and plants. All phenomena, and processes on Earth are determined by the Sun’s energy. The Sun gives us a sense of security through its continuous presence in the sky.

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Correspondence to Laura Pesce .

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Pesce, L. (2024). A Brief Introduction to the Sun. In: A Biography of Our Sun. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54729-4_1

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