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The sun : a user's manual / Claudio Vita-Finzi.
- Title
- The sun : a user's manual / Claudio Vita-Finzi.
- Author
- Vita-Finzi, Claudio.
- Publication
- [Dordrecht] : Springer, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QB521.4 .V58 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 156 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.); 25 cm.
- Summary
- "An account of the many ways in which our nearest star affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact ... This book will equip the reader with the knowledge that is required to understand the benefits and dangers the sun can bring"--Publisher description.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Looking at the sun -- 2. Inside the sun -- 3. The changeable sun -- 4. Sun and climate -- 5. Sun and life -- 6. Sun and health -- 7. Space weather -- 8. Solar energy.
- ISBN
- 9781402068805 (hbk.)
- 1402068808 (hbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^2008925139
- OCLC
- 212327743
- SCSB-10233419
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library