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So Simple a Thing as the Sun

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Over 50 years ago, Sir Arthur Eddington predicted an early understanding of so simple a thing as the Sun. Eddington, it seems, was wrong. According to the world's leading astrophysicists the Sun is an oscillating, rippling, fluctuating puzzle.
Dr John Parkinson examines some of the current ideas and asks ' what do we really know about the Sun? '
Producer ALAN STENNETT

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Arthur Eddington
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Dr John Parkinson
Producer:
Alan Stennett
Source: Radio Times

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