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Up for sale is an exceptionally rare, historically significant piece of space-age astrophysics history:
Atlas of Solar Magnetic Fields (August 1959–June 1966)
Published in 1967 by the Carnegie Institution of Washington (Publication 626).
Authored by pioneering Helio physicists Robert Howard, Václav Bumba, and Sara F. Smith, this massive folio compiles groundbreaking data captured at the 150-foot Solar Tower at Mount Wilson Observatory.
📐 Rarity & Completeness Note
- Includes all 87 color synoptic charts and all 80 black-and-white Hα charts spanning Carrington Rotations 1417–1509.
- Note for collectors: Per the original publication index, Rotations 1463–1467 and 1495 were never printed due to 1960s observatory data gaps. This copy features every single chart ever produced for this edition.
*Good condition. Please see photos to verify.All significant condition imperfections have been photographed and included in this listing.
