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1. History of solar observation: from sun worship to the space age; 2.Solar interior; 3. The solar photosphere; 4. The solar chromosphere; 5.The solar corona; 6. The active Sun; 7. The Sun and the solar system;8. The Sun and other stars; 9. Solar energy; 10. Observing the Sun;Epilogue; Glossary; Appendices: physical and astronomical constantsfinding the heliographic co-ordinates of a sunspot; Bibliography.