Ring Around The Sun

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The SciencesVolume 21, Issue 10 p. 15-18 Ring Around The Sun Magnetism–not heat–shores up the solar corona Robert W. Noyes, Robert W. Noyes Robert W. Noyes, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and professor of astronomy at Harvard University, is the author of The Sun (Harvard University Press, 1981). Robert Rosner is assistant professor of astronomy at Harvard. This article is drawn from Revealing the Universe: Predictions and Proof in Astronomy, edited by James Cornell and Alan Lightman, to be published in January by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Copyright © Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.Search for more papers by this authorRobert Rosner, Robert Rosner Robert W. Noyes, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and professor of astronomy at Harvard University, is the author of The Sun (Harvard University Press, 1981). Robert Rosner is assistant professor of astronomy at Harvard. This article is drawn from Revealing the Universe: Predictions and Proof in Astronomy, edited by James Cornell and Alan Lightman, to be published in January by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Copyright © Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.Search for more papers by this author Robert W. Noyes, Robert W. Noyes Robert W. Noyes, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and professor of astronomy at Harvard University, is the author of The Sun (Harvard University Press, 1981). Robert Rosner is assistant professor of astronomy at Harvard. This article is drawn from Revealing the Universe: Predictions and Proof in Astronomy, edited by James Cornell and Alan Lightman, to be published in January by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Copyright © Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.Search for more papers by this authorRobert Rosner, Robert Rosner Robert W. Noyes, an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and professor of astronomy at Harvard University, is the author of The Sun (Harvard University Press, 1981). Robert Rosner is assistant professor of astronomy at Harvard. This article is drawn from Revealing the Universe: Predictions and Proof in Astronomy, edited by James Cornell and Alan Lightman, to be published in January by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Copyright © Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1981 https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2326-1951.1981.tb01911.x AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume21, Issue10December 1981Pages 15-18 RelatedInformation