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  • Kenneth Lang
    Professor of astrophysics and radio astronomy, Tufts University. Prof. Lang is a world renowned author of popular and scholarly books in astronomy and astrophysics.

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Add new Web site: UCAR Center for Science Education - The Sun's Chromosphere. Jul 29, 2019
Image of chromosphere added. Jul 22, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jul 22, 2010
Media added. Apr 05, 2010
Added new Web site: The Solar and Heliospheric Research Group - Chromosphere. Apr 10, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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