Something new under the quiet sun

• Published in: Physics Today
• Main Author: Pomerantz, Martin A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing 1964
• Subjects: General Physics and Astronomy; Zero Point; International Polar Year
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3051171; https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/17/10/19/8260807/19_1_online.pdf

This article constitutes a first progress report on United States participation in the International Years of the Quiet Sun, a two-year, world-wide scientific enterprise, involving sixty-nine nations, that started on January 1, 1964. Before summarizing the current state of affairs, let us first view...