TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cooper,Christopher
AU  - Spergel,David N.
AU  - Guhathakurta,Madhulika
TI  - Our sun: biography of a star 
SN  - 9781937994198
AV  - QB521.4 .C66 2013
U1  - 523.7 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - Race Point Publishing
KW  - Sun
KW  - Pictorial works
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes index; Introduction; 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
N2  - 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
ER  -