Sun, Earth and Sky
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Word Count
71,000 words, Guess
Page Count
284 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7445270M
- ISBN-139780387304564
- ISBN-100387304568
- OCLC Control Number71641530
- OCLC Control Numbersunearthsky00lang
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005936335
- LibraryThing4275915
- Goodreads1552588
Classifications
- LCCQB1-991QB460-466QB98
- DDC523.7
Description
This lavishly illustrated book introduces the sun, its physics, and its impact on life here on Earth. Using the most recent results based on radio telescope and satellite observations, the author describes the sun's awesome nuclear energy processes, its mysterious neutrino flux, its seismic activity, its magnetic fields and sunspots, its corona, solar flares and prominences, the solar wind, and the hugely important and multifaceted role of sunlight in both sustaining and endangering life on Planet Earth. Written in a light and friendly style, this is a delightful book for all who wish to understand the latest discoveries about the sun. It would make an ideal gift for all students of astronomy and related disciplines as well as for amateur astronomers.--Amazon.com adaptation of publisher description.
First Sentence
From earliest times, the Sun has been revered and held in awe.
Subjects
Other Editions
- Sun, Earth and Sky
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