Author: Leon Golub
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107052653
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
An authoritative and readable introduction to the Sun, our nearest star, from two experienced astronomers, for general science readers.
Nearest Star
Author: Leon Golub
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107052653
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
An authoritative and readable introduction to the Sun, our nearest star, from two experienced astronomers, for general science readers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107052653
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
An authoritative and readable introduction to the Sun, our nearest star, from two experienced astronomers, for general science readers.
Larvae of the Nearest Stars
Author: Catherine W. Carter
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807172324
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Larvae of the Nearest Stars offers deeply serious verse that packs profound emotional and spiritual power while encouraging readers to laugh out loud. Catherine W. Carter’s quirky, accessible poems bridge and question binaries—human and nonhuman, lyric and narrative, science and magic, river trash and galaxies. The poems’ subjects range from dowsers and liver spots to the mysteries of two-seater outhouses and encounters with sentient milk jugs and “our lady of the bagels.” The collection begins and ends by confronting the necessity—and the promise—to bear witness to the world as it is, addressing how we can manage to love the world in the face of everything that makes doing so a challenge. The poems in this engaging and meditative collection are sometimes dark, often funny, but always surprising.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807172324
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Larvae of the Nearest Stars offers deeply serious verse that packs profound emotional and spiritual power while encouraging readers to laugh out loud. Catherine W. Carter’s quirky, accessible poems bridge and question binaries—human and nonhuman, lyric and narrative, science and magic, river trash and galaxies. The poems’ subjects range from dowsers and liver spots to the mysteries of two-seater outhouses and encounters with sentient milk jugs and “our lady of the bagels.” The collection begins and ends by confronting the necessity—and the promise—to bear witness to the world as it is, addressing how we can manage to love the world in the face of everything that makes doing so a challenge. The poems in this engaging and meditative collection are sometimes dark, often funny, but always surprising.
The Sun
Author: Reagan Miller
Publisher: Journey Through Space
ISBN: 9780778753094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This exciting book teaches young readers about the sunEarths nearest star. Astounding photographs and simple text help kids understand the suns features and role in our solar system.
Publisher: Journey Through Space
ISBN: 9780778753094
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This exciting book teaches young readers about the sunEarths nearest star. Astounding photographs and simple text help kids understand the suns features and role in our solar system.
The Sun
Author: Franklyn M. Branley
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064452026
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The sun brings heat, warmth, and energy to the Earth. What is the sun made of? How big is it? How far away? Read and find out!
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064452026
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The sun brings heat, warmth, and energy to the Earth. What is the sun made of? How big is it? How far away? Read and find out!
The Sun
Author: Leon Golub
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780238029
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
It’s a good story: we are made of matter like that we also find in the stars. Essential to our planet’s existence, the Sun—our nearest star––is also the most fascinating object humans have ever adored, literally the difference between day and night. But getting beyond these basic perceptions requires scientific understanding. What, for instance, is the sun made of? Why does it burn so brightly? How long will it last? This book not only answers these questions but also tells the story of how we came to know—not merely behold—the grandest entity in our sky. Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff offer an engaging and informative account of solar science and its history, drawing on centuries of study by solar astronomers who have looked to the Sun not only to learn about our own solar system but also about what lies in the distant wilderness of faintly glimmering stars. They skim along the surface of the Sun, which is decorated with sunspots, discussing these fascinating magnetic aberrations and the roughly eleven-year cycles they abide. They follow seismic waves into the interior of the Sun and its unending nuclear fusion. They show us what is unveiled in solar eclipses and what new views and knowledge our space exploration has afforded us. They brave solar weather, and they trace the arcs of radiation and particles whose effects we can see on earth in phenomena such as the northern and southern lights. Glowing with a wide assortment of astonishing images, this beautifully illustrated guide will delight everyone, from those who know what a coronagraph is to those who simply like to step out on a bright day, close their eyes, and feel the Sun’s warmth upon their skin.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1780238029
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
It’s a good story: we are made of matter like that we also find in the stars. Essential to our planet’s existence, the Sun—our nearest star––is also the most fascinating object humans have ever adored, literally the difference between day and night. But getting beyond these basic perceptions requires scientific understanding. What, for instance, is the sun made of? Why does it burn so brightly? How long will it last? This book not only answers these questions but also tells the story of how we came to know—not merely behold—the grandest entity in our sky. Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff offer an engaging and informative account of solar science and its history, drawing on centuries of study by solar astronomers who have looked to the Sun not only to learn about our own solar system but also about what lies in the distant wilderness of faintly glimmering stars. They skim along the surface of the Sun, which is decorated with sunspots, discussing these fascinating magnetic aberrations and the roughly eleven-year cycles they abide. They follow seismic waves into the interior of the Sun and its unending nuclear fusion. They show us what is unveiled in solar eclipses and what new views and knowledge our space exploration has afforded us. They brave solar weather, and they trace the arcs of radiation and particles whose effects we can see on earth in phenomena such as the northern and southern lights. Glowing with a wide assortment of astonishing images, this beautifully illustrated guide will delight everyone, from those who know what a coronagraph is to those who simply like to step out on a bright day, close their eyes, and feel the Sun’s warmth upon their skin.
Proxima
Author: Ian S. Glass
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alpha Centauri
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alpha Centauri
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Nearest Star
Author: Leon Golub
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067401006X
Category : Sun
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A collection of essays that provide an overview of solar physics, discussing how scientists study the Sun and what they have discovered about various celestial phenomena.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 067401006X
Category : Sun
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
A collection of essays that provide an overview of solar physics, discussing how scientists study the Sun and what they have discovered about various celestial phenomena.
Nearest Star
Author: Leon Golub
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110778316X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
How did the Sun evolve, and what will it become? What is the origin of its light and heat? How does solar activity affect the atmospheric conditions that make life on Earth possible? These are the questions at the heart of solar physics, and at the core of this book. The Sun is the only star near enough to study in sufficient detail to provide rigorous tests of our theories and help us understand the more distant and exotic objects throughout the cosmos. Having observed the Sun using both ground-based and spaceborne instruments, the authors bring their extensive personal experience to this story revealing what we have discovered about phenomena from eclipses to neutrinos, space weather, and global warming. This second edition is updated throughout, and features results from the current spacecraft that are aloft, especially NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, for which one of the authors designed some of the telescopes.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110778316X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
How did the Sun evolve, and what will it become? What is the origin of its light and heat? How does solar activity affect the atmospheric conditions that make life on Earth possible? These are the questions at the heart of solar physics, and at the core of this book. The Sun is the only star near enough to study in sufficient detail to provide rigorous tests of our theories and help us understand the more distant and exotic objects throughout the cosmos. Having observed the Sun using both ground-based and spaceborne instruments, the authors bring their extensive personal experience to this story revealing what we have discovered about phenomena from eclipses to neutrinos, space weather, and global warming. This second edition is updated throughout, and features results from the current spacecraft that are aloft, especially NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, for which one of the authors designed some of the telescopes.
The Stars
Author: George Frederick Chambers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stars
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stars
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Milky Way and Beyond: Stars, Nebulae, and Other Galaxies
Author: Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1615300538
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Sun is merely one of some 200 billion stars that make up the Milky Way--and the Milky Way is only one of a billion galaxies in the known universe. Packed with fascinating facts and stunning photography, this book examines the Galaxy humans call home and travels light years away, to the domain of phenomena such as the Oort cloud.
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
ISBN: 1615300538
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
The Sun is merely one of some 200 billion stars that make up the Milky Way--and the Milky Way is only one of a billion galaxies in the known universe. Packed with fascinating facts and stunning photography, this book examines the Galaxy humans call home and travels light years away, to the domain of phenomena such as the Oort cloud.