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A biography of our Sunfrom ancient myths and artifacts to modern art and astrophysics /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A biography of our Sunby Laura Pesce.
Reminder of title:	from ancient myths and artifacts to modern art and astrophysics /
Author:	Pesce, Laura.
Published:	Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2024.
Description:	viii, 123 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Solar Physics.
Subject:	Sun.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54729-4
ISBN:	9783031547294$q(electronic bk.)

A biography of our Sunfrom ancient myths and artifacts to modern art and astrophysics /
Pesce, Laura.

A biography of our Sunfrom ancient myths and artifacts to modern art and astrophysics /[electronic resource] :by Laura Pesce. - Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :2024. - viii, 123 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.

Chapter 1. A Brief Introduction to the Sun -- Chapter 2. Prehistory and the Beginning of History -- Chapter 3. Across the Ocean -- Chapter 4. The Old World -- Chapter 5. Asia -- Chapter 6. The Middle Ages -- Chapter 7. Rebirth -- Chapter 8. The Age of Enlightenment -- Chapter 9. Space, the Last Frontier -- Chapter 10. Contemporary Myths and Art Inspired by the Sun -- Chapter 11. Solar Energy -- Chapter 12. This Is the End.

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.

ISBN: 9783031547294$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-54729-4doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

932132
Solar Physics.
Subjects--Geographical Terms:

283395
Sun.

LC Class. No.: QB521

Dewey Class. No.: 523.7

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