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The sun : a user's manual / Claudio Vita-Finzi.

Title
The sun : a user's manual / Claudio Vita-Finzi.
Author
Vita-Finzi, Claudio.
Publication
[Dordrecht] : Springer, c2008.

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Description
xii, 156 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.); 25 cm.
Summary
"An account of the many ways in which our nearest star affects our planet, how its influence has changed over the last few centuries and millennia, and the extent to which we can predict its future impact ... This book will equip the reader with the knowledge that is required to understand the benefits and dangers the sun can bring"--Publisher description.
Subject
  • Solar radiation > Physiological effect
  • Solar energy
  • Physics
  • Physical geography
  • Meteorology
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Climatic changes
  • Meteorology/Climatology
  • Climate Change
  • Geophysics/Geodesy
  • Sun
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-150) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Looking at the sun -- 2. Inside the sun -- 3. The changeable sun -- 4. Sun and climate -- 5. Sun and life -- 6. Sun and health -- 7. Space weather -- 8. Solar energy.
ISBN
  • 9781402068805 (hbk.)
  • 1402068808 (hbk.)
LCCN
^^2008925139
OCLC
  • 212327743
  • SCSB-10233419
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library