Our sun : biography of a star /
Cooper, Christopher (Energy specialist),
Our sun : biography of a star / Christopher Cooper ; foreword by David Spergel, PhD, chair, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University ; preface by Madhulika Guhathakurta, PhD, lead scientist, Living with a star program, NASA. - 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.
Includes index.
Solar exploration -- The birth of our sun. The Big Bang -- The early universe in microwaves -- Star nurseries -- Going supernova -- Fusion : energy of combination -- Two's company -- The structure of our sun. Layers of our sun -- The solar wind -- The sun's rotation -- The sun's magnetism -- The importance of our sun. How far away is the sun? -- Let there be light -- Evolution of sight -- The miracle (and curse) of photosynthesis -- The worship of our sun -- The history of our sun. The Aristotelian model -- The Ptolemaic model -- Heliocentrism -- Who invented the telescope? -- Spectroscopy : shedding light on the movement and composition of stars -- Modern telescopes -- The power of our sun. The Earth's magnetosphere -- Solar power : harnessing the sun's energy -- Power over power : the perfect storm -- The solar cycle -- The future of our sun. Running out of gas -- The red giant phase -- The white dwarf phase -- The black dwarf phase -- Looking ahead. Introduction.
Our Sun reveals the science behind the sun, traces its impact on human history, and reveals its growing importance to our future way of life.
9781937994198 1937994198
Sun--Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
QB521.4 / .C66 2013
523.7
Our sun : biography of a star / Christopher Cooper ; foreword by David Spergel, PhD, chair, Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University ; preface by Madhulika Guhathakurta, PhD, lead scientist, Living with a star program, NASA. - 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm.
Includes index.
Solar exploration -- The birth of our sun. The Big Bang -- The early universe in microwaves -- Star nurseries -- Going supernova -- Fusion : energy of combination -- Two's company -- The structure of our sun. Layers of our sun -- The solar wind -- The sun's rotation -- The sun's magnetism -- The importance of our sun. How far away is the sun? -- Let there be light -- Evolution of sight -- The miracle (and curse) of photosynthesis -- The worship of our sun -- The history of our sun. The Aristotelian model -- The Ptolemaic model -- Heliocentrism -- Who invented the telescope? -- Spectroscopy : shedding light on the movement and composition of stars -- Modern telescopes -- The power of our sun. The Earth's magnetosphere -- Solar power : harnessing the sun's energy -- Power over power : the perfect storm -- The solar cycle -- The future of our sun. Running out of gas -- The red giant phase -- The white dwarf phase -- The black dwarf phase -- Looking ahead. Introduction.
Our Sun reveals the science behind the sun, traces its impact on human history, and reveals its growing importance to our future way of life.
9781937994198 1937994198
Sun--Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
QB521.4 / .C66 2013
523.7