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| 001 | 862133356 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20190729105350.0 | ||
| 008 | 130208s2013 nyuab 001 0 eng | ||
| 020 | _a9781937994198 | ||
| 020 | _a1937994198 | ||
| 035 | _a(OCoLC)862133356 | ||
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_aQB521.4 _b.C66 2013 |
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_a523.7 _223 |
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_aCooper, Christopher _c(Energy specialist), |
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_aOur sun : _bbiography of a star / _cChristopher 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. |
| 264 | 1 |
_aNew York, New York : _bRace Point Publishing, _c2013. |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2013. | |
| 300 |
_a224 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; _c32 cm. |
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_atext _btxt _2rdacontent. |
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_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent. |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia. |
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_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier. |
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| 500 | _aIncludes index. | ||
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_gIntroduction. _tSolar exploration -- _tThe birth of our sun. _tThe Big Bang -- _tThe early universe in microwaves -- _tStar nurseries -- _tGoing supernova -- _tFusion : energy of combination -- _tTwo's company -- _tThe structure of our sun. _tLayers of our sun -- _tThe solar wind -- _tThe sun's rotation -- _tThe sun's magnetism -- _tThe importance of our sun. _tHow far away is the sun? -- _tLet there be light -- _tEvolution of sight -- _tThe miracle (and curse) of photosynthesis -- _tThe worship of our sun -- _tThe history of our sun. _tThe Aristotelian model -- _tThe Ptolemaic model -- _tHeliocentrism -- _tWho invented the telescope? -- _tSpectroscopy : shedding light on the movement and composition of stars -- _tModern telescopes -- _tThe power of our sun. _tThe Earth's magnetosphere -- _tSolar power : harnessing the sun's energy -- _tPower over power : the perfect storm -- _tThe solar cycle -- _tThe future of our sun. _tRunning out of gas -- _tThe red giant phase -- _tThe white dwarf phase -- _tThe black dwarf phase -- _tLooking ahead. |
| 520 | _aOur Sun reveals the science behind the sun, traces its impact on human history, and reveals its growing importance to our future way of life. | ||
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_aSun _vPictorial works. |
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_aPictorial works. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423874. |
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| 700 | 1 | _aSpergel, David N., | |
| 700 | 1 | _aGuhathakurta, Madhulika, | |
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