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June 2008
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Career profile - Academic Researcher

Find out how an early interest in Mathematics and Physics led Dr Helen Mason to a career in solar studies.

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Stellar heartbeats

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The dynamic sun

On 11th August 1999 a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from parts of the UK. It will provide a spectacular display, but why is the Sun so interesting? Helen Mason explains.

Tags: helioseismology : magnetic field : standing wave : Doppler shift : harmonic wave : wave : sine wave : electromagnetism : solar eclipse : sunspot : cosine


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