A Biography of Our Sun From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics

This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view. Beginning with ancient myths and legends, superstitions, art and poetry, the book proceeds to explain the amazing composition of our star, how it produces the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pesce, Laura
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Subjects:
Sun
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view. Beginning with ancient myths and legends, superstitions, art and poetry, the book proceeds to explain the amazing composition of our star, how it produces the heat and light on which all life depends, as well as touching the harvesting of solar energy that is becoming so essential in the modern world. The book is illustrated by the author's own artwork and includes first-hand scientific information provided in interviews with professional astrophysicists
Physical Description:VIII, 123 p. 29 illus., 28 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783031547294